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Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston to David and Eliza who were actors, but unfortnately passed away when he was only threeyears old. (FUN FACT: He was born the same year as Abraham Lincoln) He was the second of three children, with an older brother and a younger sister. Once his parents passed away, he was taken in by John and Francis Allen, his uncle and aunt. Attending school in London and later Richmond, he finds interest in acting, Latin, poetry, and swimming. His uncle does not support him, so he begins attending the University of Virginia and is extremely poor due to the lack of support from his uncle. (FUN FACT: He burned his furniture in order to keep himself warm dring the Winter) He is in debt de to gambling, and continues fighting with his uncle. He flees to Boston and enlists in the U.S Army. Edgar published Tamerlane and other poems in Boston. His uncle died while he was in the army and he was promoted to Sargeant Major.

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