BY Edgar Allan Poe (POE Edgar Allan)

Born in Boston, the son of itinerant actors. After mother's death in 1811, Mr.. Edgar was separated from her brother and sister - his foster family took the tobacco merchant John Allan. He studied at the University of Virginia, but because of avarice stepfather's gambling debts and was forced to leave the university, and later the military academy. As the poet made his debut collection of "Tamerlane and Other Poems" (1827). After his story "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle" (1836) won the contest for best short story in 1835 by Mr.. became editor of "Southern Literary Journal, he also headed, and other literary publications. In 1836, Mr.. married his 14-year-old cousin, Virginia. In 1838, Mr.. published a "Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym," and in 1840, Mr.. two volumes were published "Grotesque and Arabesque". After the death of Virginia in 1847, Mr.. For depressed, tried to commit suicide, become addicted to alcohol and died two years later.