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Essay Archive - Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in Jan 19, 1809.
His parents died before he was 3 years old and he was adopted into the home
of John Allan who was a merchant in Richmond, Va.During his uneventful
childhood he studied for 5 yearsin England. In1826 he enrolled in the
University of Virginia but only stayed for a year.
Poe was a good student but he made large gambling debts he refused
to pay. He did not come back to the university and even broke off his
engagement to his Virginia sweetheart Sarah Elmira Royster. Being he had no
means of suppor....
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