Edgar+Allan+Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston January 19, 1809 to his parents David and Elizabeth Poe. David was born in Baltimore and Elizabeth was born in England. Edgar was one of three children to the couple. He had a older brother Henry and a younger sister Rosalie. After Elizabeth separated from Edgar's father, she died in 1811 when Edgar was only two years old. Because of this unfortunate incident he and his siblings were for be separated and was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan. Even though Edgar was separated from his family he was able to be raised in a good family and go to the best schools. At the age of six, Edgar was sent to school in England where he stayed for five years and learned Latin, French, math, and history. After five years of studying in England, Poe returned to America where he attended the University of Virginia at the age of 17. In less than a year, Poe had to quit school due the fact that he became in debt because of his drinking habits. In 1835 Poe wrote a story called "//The Manuscript in a Bottle"//which he entered into a contest and landed himself a job working as an editor for a news paper. In 1836 at the age of 27, Poe married his cousin Virginia who was 13 at the time. Poe later quit his job at the news paper due to poor salary, and moved to New York in 1837, then to Philadelphia in 1838 where he wrote a few short stories. It took him two years before he was able to find a job working for George R. Graham as an editor for Graham's Magazine. After two year of working for the Magazine, Poe decided to quit and start his own Magazine company, but that quickly failed. In 1844 Poe moved back New York and in 1845 he received a job working as an editor for The Broadway Journal. In 1847 Virginia, Poe's wife died 10 days after his birthday at the age of 24. In 1849, Poe reunited with one of his childhood sweet heart and had plans to marry her in October, unfortunately on Octer 7, 1849 Edgar Allen Poe died at the age of 40.=====

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