The Traumatic Life Of Edgar Allan Poe

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The Drastic Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Having a traumatic life, losing his birth parents at a young age, Edgar Allan Poe made something better of himself, he became a writer. Edgar Allan Poe born on January 19,1809 lived a harsh life, at the age of three he lost his parents, who were traveling actors. Soon after he was adopted by John Allan, who was a prosperous tobacco merchant in Virginia and his wife Frances. Poe had two siblings, William Henry Leonard Poe and Rosalie Poe who went off to live with different families after their parents death. Later in 1815, Poe and his foster parents moved to England, there Poe attended a school in Chelsea. While Poe grew up, he attended some of the best boarding schools to get his education. John Allan tried

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