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Edgar Allan Poe thought of himself as a Richmonder, a true southern gentleman; therefore he considered Virginia his home This is not surprising since he grew up mostly in Virginia and worked there as well for some time.


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The Edgar Allan Poe Society acknowledges that Poe called Virginia his home and thought of himself as a Virginian; but it believes that Baltimore is where Edgar Allan Poe became the Edgar Allan Poe that he is today. It is the place that truly defines Edgar Allan Poe both from the perspective of his life and his work.


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Who adopts Poe and what type of relationship do they have Hint Read Poe's Letters to John Allan from the later part of 1831?

No one adopted Edgar Allan Poe. After Poe's mother died in 1811, John Allan and Frances Allan of Richmond Virginia took him in as foster parents. Poe's relationship with John Allan was marked by volatility. Poe's relationship with Frances Allan was marked by affection. Frances Allan died in 1829. John Allan disowned and disinherited Poe.


Were Edgar Allan Poe and his adopted parents close?

Poe did not have "adopted parents". He had foster parents. John and Frances Allan took Poe in to their home and raised him but they never legally adopted him. As to their relationship, Poe and Frances Allan and a loving relationship. She doted on him and he was devoted to her. Poe and John Allan had a stormy relationship. He most likely never wanted to take Poe in to begin with. Then he refused to pay tuition for Poe to go to the University of Virginia or pay for any of Poe's gambling debts. They had a falling out and Poe left home and the University and went into the army. Later after Frances Allan died, Poe and John Allan reconciled for a short time. Once again Poe's lifestyle became a problem and Poe and John Allan had a falling out that was never repaired. When John Allan died, Poe was not even mentioned in his will.


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Who was Frances Allan to Edgar Allan Poe?

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