Edgar Allan Poe Revealed

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• Edgar Allan Poe Revealed

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Biography

• Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in
  Boston to two actors.
• Traveled with family to Europe, where he studied
  in various schools, but later came back to the
  states to study in the University of Virginia.
• During college years had gambling problems, and
  would later turn to alcoholism.
• Poe was first published in 1827 under the name of
  Henri Le Rennet, the work Tamerlane and Other
  Poems.
• Due to poverty, Poe joined the United States Army
  and served for two years.
• Married his thirteen year old cousin (who died
  from tuberculosis), and started writing prose
  short stories.
• In 1839 worked for Burtons Gentlemans Magazine
  as an assistant editor.
• On October 3, 1849 Poe was found delirious on the
  streets of Baltimore, and he died in a hospital
  four days later.

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Major Works
Poems Essays Short Stories
The Valley of Unrest The Poetic Principle The Tell-Tale Heart
Lenore Death of Edgar A. Poe The Cask of Amontillado
The Raven Philosophy of Furniture The Fall of the House of Usher
A Dream Within a Dream The Black Cat
Annabel Lee
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Video Representation
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