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Edgar Allan Poe
(January 19,1809 – October 7, 1849)

Poe life was both tragic and inspiring to many. This can be seen as early as his childhood and throughout his life. In his life there was death disease plagues even and he still managed to deliver us as people beautiful pieces of literature that still stand to this day as some of peoples favorite pieces of art.
Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809 as son of his mother Elizabeth Arnold Poe and his father David Poe Junior, whom have already had one son named Henry. Both of his parents were traveling actors about the time he was born. Poe experienced his earliest sign of loss either shortly before or after his sister’s birth, which was about a year later. His father,

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