John Allan was an English/Scottish merchant who pushed Edgar Allan Poe to get a valuable education. In 1815, John and Frances took their 'stepson' (Edgar was never legally adopted) to England on a long business trip. Edgar spent his early childhood in England at the boarding academies, including the Manor House School of Doctor Bransby at Stoke Newington. He was an excellent student, and John Allan praised him to his friends. It was also in England that Edgar Allan Poe became acquainted with the very popular Gothic literature.

The Allans and Edgar returned to Richmond in 1820. Edgar continued his education at private schools, studying Latin, verse, and oratory. He was

Edgar became increasingly motivated despite these setbacks. In 1831, he began to stray away from the romantic poems he once did, and began concentrating on comedies. He submitted five poems to the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. In 1833 and 1834, Poe wrote two short stories, in which he would later rewrite. He also began work on a volume of short stories entitled Eleven Tales of Arabesque.

also very athletic. He was an excellent swimmer and a fine marksman. However, he was not popular. His peers teased him about his parents (acting was a disreputable profession) and about the fact that he was unadopted. Jane Stith Stanard, a mother of one of Edgar's classmates, gave Edgar support and encouragement, but she died of a brain tumor when Edgar was fifteen. After her death, Edgar fell into a world of depression. During this time, he visited her grave often. During the same time, John Allan's firm suffered from financial companies, and it was beginning to break down. Once again, he turned to alcohol to help him cope with his problems.

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