Edgar Allen Poe (1809 - 1849) Introduction Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809, Poe was orphaned in his early childhood and was raised by John Allan, a successful businessman of Richmond, Virginia. Taken by the Allan family to England at the age of six, Poe was placed in a private school. Upon returning to the United States in 1820, he continued to study in private schools. He attended the University of Virginia for a year, but in 1827 his foster …showed first 75 words of 973 total…

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