Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in January 19th 1809. His mother died when he was two and he was soon adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Allan; after being adopted his new family moved to England for 5 years. They then moved back to America where later Poe would attend the University of Virginia. A year following Poe's start at the university he had to drop out due to his heavily drinking and financial problems. Poe also was a member of the army and was a sergeant major. After being released from the army Poe started to write. He submitted many of his early poems to magazines but they were sadly rejected. Shortly after being rejected by many magazine places he soon got a job as a editor at a local newspaper in New York. After being in New York for several years he decided to move to Richmond. Where he married his cousin Virginia, he was 27 she was only 13. After many years Poe's writing were finally being published. Even though he was being published  his money faded fast has was his wife’s health. They moved to a cottage outside of Richmond where Virginia died, she died in 1847 ten days after Poe's birthday. Poe's health started to decline shortly after and he passed away October 7th 1849. Although is a collapsed overview of Poe's life it gives the general feel for how his life progressed. Although Edgar Allan Poe's life was rough and he didn't always achieve what he had planned, his literary work has affect the world more than he ever thought it would. The literary world would not be the same with some of Poe's amazing works of literature. He will forever be known as one of the greatest in history for his ability to write with such depth and deepness, which that many authors have tried years to achieve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biography of Edgar Allan Poe . Ebook Browse , 2012 . eBook. http://ebookbrowse.com/biography-of-edgar-allan-poe-pdf-d399201043.

 

Edgar Allan Poe . 2012 . My Hero Project Web. 5 Dec 2012. http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=E_Poe_dnhs_US_2010.