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Edgar Allan Poe Ms. Giammario Mrs. Burhenn To Begin… Was born Edgar Poe to Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and David Poe Jr. on January 19, 1809 Boston, Massachusetts. He was the second child. He had an older brother, William and a younger sister, Rosaline. His parents were traveling actors His father abandoned the family in 1810 His mother died a year later of tuberculosis. After his parents death… Edgar was taken in by John Allan, a successful Scottish merchant. The Allan’s served as a foster family and gave him the name “Edgar Allan Poe”. However, the Allan’s never formally adopted him. After a brief college experience Poe stopped talking to the family all together. Education Poe attended grammar school in Irvine, Scotland in 1815… He moved onto boarding school in Chelsea until the summer of 1817. Poe also attended the University of Virginia, however he dropped out after a year due to large gambling debts Military Experience On May 27, 1827 Poe enlisted in the US Army. He claimed to be 22, but he was really only 18 After a few years Poe left the military Due to a disagreement on funds Poe ended his relationship with his foster parents Shortly after Mrs. Allan passed away. After the military… Poe lived in Baltimore with his aunt and her eight-year- old daughter, Virginia. Poe became Virginia’s tutor. In 1836 Poe married Virginia who at the time was 13. Virginia died at an early age due to tuberculosis and inspired many literary pieces that we have from Poe. Publishing… Poe was the first well-known American author to try and live on his writing alone. Poe was the first writer to use vocabulary to set the mood of his story rather than the setting. Due to publishers having insufficient funds, Poe often found himself begging for money Due to lack of money, Poe took several editorial positions. Popular titles… The Raven- Poem The Bells- Poem Annabel Lee- Poem The Black Cat – Tale The Pit and the Pendulum – Tale The Tell- Tale Heart –