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= Edgar Allan Poe

__**Childhood **__ 

Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston. His mother was Elizabeth Arnold Poe and his father was David Poe Jr. Both of his parents was actors. Edgar had a brother named William Henry Leonard Poe and his also had a sister named Rosalie Poe. Eventually his father abounded them and a year later his mother died of consumption. Edgar was then adopted by John Allan, a rich Scottish tobacco merchant, who lived in Richmond, Virginia. His siblings was sent to live with other families. As a sign of respect to the Allan family, Edgar took the name Allan and turned it into his middle name. Edgar and the Allan family traveled to England in 1815.

Edgar attended school in England. Edgar attended many schools, in 1815 he attended a Grammar School in Scotland. In 1817 he attended a boarding school. After attending the Reverend John Bransby's Manor House School in London, he joined the University of Virginia in 1826. While Edgar attended college John Allan never gave his enough money to survive college this caused Edgar to gamble and drink heavily and he eventually became in debt.
 * __Education __**


 * __Influences __**


 * 1) His wife, Virginia: Her death being so young[[image:PoesMother.jpg width="198" height="266" align="left"]]
 * 2) His Mother, Elizabeth: He only women figure in his life during his childhood.
 * 3) Writers of split personality:Throughout Poe life he moved from place to place never getting getting to know himself.
 * 4) Literary criticism:Poe was criticized by many readers and writers.
 * 5) Writer dealing with the disintegration of personality:Poe personality was disintegration by many people.

Edgar married his cousin Virginia Clemm on May 16, 1836. Edgar was 27 and Virginia was 13 at the time. Virginia died on January 30, 1847. She died of consumption. Following Virginia's death Poe was engaged to Sarah Helen Whitman, but the engagement was later broke by Sarah. The reason Sarah broke the engagement is because Edgar confused his love for Annie Richmond, who was already married at the time.On a tour in Virginia Poe meet up with his high school sweetheart, Elmira Royster Shelton, nobody every knew if they were officially engaged or not. Poe died before they could get married.
 * __Relationships __**[[image:220px-VirginiaPoe.jpg align="right"]]

 On May 26, 1827 in Boston Poe enlisted in the United States army as a private. He enlisted under the name Edgar A. Perry. Only after two years in the army Poe was promoted the rank of Sergent-major. With the help of his foster father, Mr. John Allan, he secured a discharge from the army and went to Baltimore. After being discharged Poe went to live with his aunt, Mrs. Maria Poe Clemm, on small amounts of money that Mr. Allan sent. He eventually received a appointment to U.S Military Academy at West Point.
 * __Army Life __**

__**Death Theories **__ Poe went to Philadelphia where he was to edited a book of poetry for Mrs. St. Leon Loud. Dr. Snodgrass found Poe semiconscious and dressed in cheap ill-fitted clothes, this was not how Poe usually dressed. It was believed that Poe clothes had been taken. Poe was taken to Washington College Hospital on the afternoon of October 3 and did not regain consciousness until the next morning. Many days Poe passed in and out of consciousness, but he was never well enough to explain what happen. While Poe stayed at the hospital on the fourth night, Poe started calling loudly for "Reynolds". On October 7 Poe calmly breathed a prayer "Lord, help my poor soul," as he died. The most common theories of Poe's death is....
 * Alcohol Dehydrogenase
 * Rabies
 * Epilepsy
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Diabetes
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Delerium Tremens

__**<span style="color: #ff0400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Major Works **__
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The Cast of Amontillado"
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The Tell-T ale Heart"
 * 3) "The Fall of the House of Usher"
 * 4) "Annabel Lee"
 * 5) "Tamerlane"
 * 6) "The Raven"

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"I was kinder to the old man than during the week before i killed him" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> - from "The Tell-Tale Heart"
 * __<span style="color: #ff0400; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Quotes from Edgar Allan Poe __**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"In our endeavors to recall to memory something long forgotten, we often find ourselves //upon the very verge// of remembrance, without being able, in the end, to remember" <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> - from "Ligeia"

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http://www.poestories.com/biography.com

http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php

http://www.nndb.com/people/469/000022403/

http://www.horrorstew.com/Edgar-Allan-Poes-Famous.html