Edgar Allen Poe. He writes with some emotion and creativity that few can deny the

greatness of his works. He brought about the beginning of the horror story. Nowadays I

doubt you could go to the theatre and not find a scary movie to watch. The only

difference is that Poe’s writing has an eerie feeling to it, a certain cloud that clings to you

like a spider web. His life is almost like a horror story itself as you will learn from my

essay. He had a long life, many literary accomplishments, and lots of interesting

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His mother, Elizabeth

Poe. Was an actress who had gained some respect as a leading lady. His father David

Poe, Jr., had pursued a somewhat less successful career on the stage punctuated by

alcoholism. When Poe was two years old his father abandoned his mother leaving her to

care for young Poe. Some time during 1811 his mother brought him along with his

brothers and sisters to Richmond, Virginia and his mother died later that year. Poe was

then sent to stay with John and Frances Allan who could n

only the strong minded are keen enough to deal with insanity.

greatest works of all time, but not without a cause for his emotion or a lot of practice.

stationed at Fort Independence Poe published Tamerlane and Other Poems, it was his first

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