Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer best known by his poetry and short stories, particularly by his mystery and macabre stories. He belonged to the Romanticism movement and Allan Poe is thought to be the father of the detective fiction genre. Poe made his living from writing what caused some difficulties both in his life and his carrer.
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- Being an orphan, was he adopted?
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- What did John Allan do?
- Why was Edgar so loved by his step mother?
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- Why did he have to leave college?
- After leaving college, did he decide to enlist in the USA army? if so, when?
- Which was his first book and when did he publish it?
- Which was his second book and when did he publish it?
- When did his step father decide to give him a second opportunity as regards his studies and where?
- Why and when did Edgar start fighting his step father constantly?
- When did his step father die? Did he include Edgar in his will?
- After his father dead, what job did he find and how was he in it?
- Who did he marry? How old was he? and she?
- While working in the Graham’s Magazine, what did he publish and why was it so important?
- When was ‘The Raven’ published and why is it so important?
- How were his last days?
- When did he die? and why?
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Here you are some of his famous short stories. Click to find out more
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The Masque of the Red Death |
William Wilson |
María Jesús Duque 