Creative Activity, Детальна інформація

He was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His parents died and he was raised by John Allan, who was presumably his godfather. Poe was placed in a private school. Later he attended the University for a year, but his foster father, displeased by the Poe`s drinking and gambling, refused to pay his debts and forced him to work as a clerk. Poe left a job, thus estranging

Allan.

He begins to write. His first book, “Tamerlane and Other Poems”, was published anonymously. His second volume of verse “Al Aaraaf”. Poe`s third book, “Poems”, appeared in 1831. The following year his tale “A Ms. Found in a Bottle” won a contest. From 1835 to 1837 Poe was an editor.

In 1836 he married his young cousin. Through the next decade, much of which was marred by his wife`s illness, Poe worked as an editor for various periodicals. In 1847 his wife died and Poe himself became ill. He died in

October 7,1849.