He ended up attending the University of Virginia where he did very well. It seems as if John Allan wanted Edgar to follow in his footsteps as a businessman, as Edgar also did excellent in school. This resulted in Poe being taken in by the wealthy tobacco merchant, John Allan, and his wife, Frances Valentine Allan. Unfortunately, within three years, both of his parents died. Though Poe of course had normal and happy moments in his life, it seems that darkness consumed most of him, as none of his well-known poems contain any sort of light or positivity.Įdgar Allan Poe was born to traveling actors in Boston on January 19, 1809.

By researching Poe’s past, it is apparent he went through many tragedies in what seems to be a very short life.

It seems as if his most famous work was ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, which raises questions to if he had a personal meaning behind the short and gruesome story. Although ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ is dark, it is also extremely captivating, along with everything else he wrote as well. ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ is a perfect example of his many gloom-ridden works. Based on research, it appears that Poe’s dark childhood is the main contribution to his eerie writings.

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