EDGAR ALLAN POE

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• Edgar wrote horror books.
• Born January 19, 1809, Boston Massachuets.
• An American short-story writer, poet, and critic.
• Poe never really knew his parents.

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• Edgars father left him early on.
• His mother passed away when he was only three.
• Edgar secretly married a thirteen year old girl.
• Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre.

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• He was the second child of two actors.
• Poe attended the University of Virginia for one semester.
• He left due to lack of money.
• He died October 7, 1849 (aged 40)