Edgar Allan Poe

Born in Boston on January 19, 1809 Edgar Allan Poe was the second oldest out of three children.  He had a brother named William Henry and a sister named Rosalie.  When Poe was at the age of two his mother died on December 8, 1811. Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan. William Henry was taken in by their grandparents, and Rosalie was cared for by foster parents. As Poe got older he was taught in private academics and did extremely well in Latin. When Poe was old enough to go to college John Allan would only help pay for half of the cost. Soon Poe started gambling to help pay for the tuition but instead ended up in a whole lot of debt. When he returned home he found out that is fiancée had found a new guy and was engaged to be married. After finding out this devastating news Poe was, as you can imagine heart broken. When Poe was 27 years old he married his 13 year old cousin, Virginia Clemm.  When Poe said “We loved with a love that was more than love” you can see that they were happily married. Virginia died in the year of 1847.  Poe died on October 7, 1849. In the year of 1846 Poe wrote one of his most famous poems The Raven. Teachers still have their student read this poem today and it will continue to be read in classrooms all over for many years to come.

Sources:

http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/poebio.html

http://www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160?page=2

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