Edgar Allan Poe - Life And Works

Part I of Essay
One of the greatest and most mysterious authors in history is Edgar Allan Poe. He was born in Boston in 1809. A great deal of information is known about him but yet very few are verifiable. Poe has a reputation of giving false information to the media. The place and dat ....

Part II of Essay
.... supposedly ruined him. His parents allowed him to carry extravagant amounts of money, which enabled him to get into all manner of mischief, according to his masters. John Allan took his family and moved to Great Britain to set up business in 1815. The Allan family stayed in Britain for five years where Poe did not excel in school but his performance did not drop either. The stay in Britain was a complete failure, not surprisingly considering the lack of happiness in the family, in almost every way. Francis became very sick and never f ....