In 1811 on a visit of charity, Mrs. Francis Allan, the wife of a merchant in Richmond, learned of the Poe babies. Mrs. Allan had no children of hew own and was very attracted to little Edgar. Mrs. Allan had taken little Edgar home with her and another family took the infant, Rosalie. Mrs. Allan would have loved to adopt Edgar, but her husband was unwilling to make the step. John Allan did not want a son of actor’s parents to inherit his mane or the fortune he was bus working on. At the time the acting profession was despised and even thought of as being immoral. Mr. Allan was however, willing to support little Edgar and became proud of Edgar’s looks and intelligence. (www.cais.com)

The publication of the Raven, in 1845, made him internationally famous, but added only ten dollars to his bank account. Poe let his own personality give both life and color to his output. To Poe the finest essential of great poetry was the rhythmical creation of beauty. Within the scope to which he confined his poetic efforts, he has not been surpassed. In opinion of many critics, the modern short story reached heights of its technique under Poe and other leaving to later writers the difficult task of introducing novel changes into a form already developed to perfection. (www.underthesun.com)

When Edgar was six years old, Mr. Allan’s business took him to Scotland and there the family lived for five years. The Allan's returned back to Richmond when Edgar was eleven, which was a good place for a boy to live. Richmond had fields, swamps, and woods where Edgar could play. Richmond preserved aristocratic traditions, which was not so good for Edgar.

Once established at his job, he brought his aunt Clemm and cousin, Virginia, to live with him. Eventually, Edgar married his cousin Virginia and the three of them made a household. Virginia and her mother were both devoted to Edgar. Virg

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