Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and lived in half-dozen Eastern cities. His father was David Poe, a Baltimore actor. His actress mother, Elizabeth came to the United States as a kid. The parents were not that talented; they played small roles in quite third-rate theatrical companies. Because they both had small parts they but managed to make a living. Edgar was the second of their three minorren. When the third child was born, the father died, or disappeared, and Mrs. Poe went to Richmond with the two youngest children. The oldest boy, William Henry, had already been remaining with relatives in Baltimore.

Mrs. Poe was in the last stages of tuberculosis. Weakened by the complaint and worn out with the struggle to support her children, she died. Edgar, two old age old, and the infant, Rosalie, were left as orphans. It was pure luck that Mrs. Frances Allan, the wife of a merchant in Richmond learned about the Poe babies. She had no childr...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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