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Edgar Allen Poe Short Biography : Biography Of Edgar Allan Life

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Natalie Reimann Mrs. Reed English second block 27 December 2017 Edgar Allen Poe 1. Biography Obituaries Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of 40 on October 7, 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland, due to congestion of the brain and alcoholism. Poe was born on January 19, 1809 to actors Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe Jr. Edgar never really knew his parents, as his father left the family and died when Edgar was young. His mother died from tuberculosis at the age of 24, when Edgar was only three years of age. Poe was sent away from his siblings to live with John and Frances Valentine Allan. Poe was not encouraged to write poetry from his school headmaster and his guardian, John Allan; however, he continued to write poetry on the backs of Allen’s business papers. Poe went to college at the University of Virginia, but did not continue his studies as John Allan cut off his funds. Poe turned to gambling to help get more money, but he squandered the money away and had to return home. During this time he published his first poetry book in 1827. Edgar later joined the army and was enrolled into West Point, where he was later kicked out for neglecting duties and not showing up to training or classes for a week. Around the time Poe was kicked out of West Point, he had published his third book. He then traveled from town to town looking for jobs and opportunity. Poe found employment as an editor in Richmond, Virginia with newspapers and magazines. After moving to Virginia he lived

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