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Some of Edgar Allan Poe's famous works include "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Raven" (1845), and "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839).
Edgar Allan Poe wrote many horror and mystery novels that inspired many authors to follow in his footsteps. Poe also started the genre of Mystery/Crime, so he can claim most of the success there.
Edgar Allan Poe's birth mother was Elizabeth Arnold Poe. She died December 8, 1811, in Richmond, Virginia, of unknown cases (possibly pneumonia). Edgar was two years old when she died. they died of tuberculosis!!
No, Edgar Allan Poe was not blind. However, he did suffer from vision problems throughout his life, which may have influenced some of his stories and poetry.
When Edgar Allan Poe's foster father John Allan died, he left Poe with nothing because he said that Poe had too much of a bad attitude, that he refused to get along and would never become anything because of his attitude...
The official cause of death for Edgar Allan Poe remains unknown as his medical records and autopsy report have been lost. Some theories suggest that he may have died from alcohol poisoning or complications arising from his struggle with substance abuse.
No, "The Coded Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe" is not a real book. While Poe did incorporate codes and ciphers in some of his works, there is no specific book by that title attributed to him.
There is much debate about the effects of Edgar Allan Poe's drinking on his writing. There is a lack of evidence about it. Some claimed that he was a better writer, while others claimed that he never wrote when he drank.
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Some poets who write in a style similar to Edgar Allan Poe include Charles Baudelaire, H.P. Lovecraft, and Emily Dickinson. They share themes of darkness, melancholy, and the macabre in their works.
His mother died and his father left him... there were two women who knew his mother, and one adopted his sister. The other adopted him. Their last name was Allan, so they made that Edgar's middle name. John Allan didn't like Edgar, and disowned him when his wife died. Eventually, Edgar did find love-- a girl named Virginia. But she died of "consumption" at an early age, inspiring a lot of Poe's works, such as the Raven, and Annabel Lee.