Can you tell me all about Edger Allen Poe? Where he was born, where he grew up at, What kind of job he had, what he did in his lifetime, what stories he wrote, where he died? Mainly things like that. I have to do a 2 page essay over him. Thanks, Niki Jackson

-- Anonymous, December 01, 2000

Answers

Golly, there's tons of information on the web with information you can use. There's a lot of information on this site!! It sounds like you want someone to do your homework for you.

-- Anonymous, December 01, 2000

he was born 1809in boston on jan.19 he died in baltimore oct.7 1849 the websites are bau2.ac.at/sg/poe/Work.html<-------- his work bau2.ac.at/sg/poe/Bio.html<--------- his bio

-- Anonymous, December 04, 2000

i want to know about Edger Allen Poe right away

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2001

In school I learned much information on Edger Allen Poe. Such as he was born in Boston and he died near Baltimore. (his ceremony was in the actual city of Baltimore.) When he was a small boy his alcoholic father left him and his mother died of Tuberculosis. He was then taken in by his aunt and uncle. He loved to recite poetry to his aunt and uncle's guests. When he got older he moved out and after a while married his cousin. He loved his wife and was very loyal to her. But when she died at an early death, Edger was devistated. He then wrote horror stories (i.e Tell-Tale Heart) to show the world how miserable he felt. He also died an early death. The End (or is it....)

-- Anonymous, March 28, 2001

i THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO GIVE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA TO WHAT THEY ARE SAYING SO IT IS BETTER IF YOU JUST LOOK IT UP IN A LIBRARY OK.

-- Anonymous, April 02, 2001

what things did edger allen do to get inspired

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2001

When His mother died he whent to live with John Allon. That's where he get's his last name. Did you know he marred Virginia when she was 13.

-- Anonymous, November 19, 2001

look it up

-- Anonymous, November 30, 2001

trying to help my daughter out. can fid the thing she need to know thans for your help

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2001

he married his almoset 14 year old cousin.

-- Anonymous, February 07, 2002

he was a famous poet who loved and alost

-- Anonymous, March 27, 2002

he's cool because all he writes about is death and depression!

-- Anonymous, April 11, 2002

edger allen poe was the son of actress elizabeth (betty) poe and actor david (arnold) poe jr. he was born on january 19, 1801 and he died from his heavy drinking and his drug use(opium) on october 7, 1849 in baltimore. i hope this info helped you out on whatever you needed it for.

-- Anonymous, April 22, 2002

EAP was one of the best known authors of his time. He went through alot of tragedy in his life to become one of the most known about authors in the US. He was born in 1801 and died in 1849. He was killed by his wife's step brothers.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2002

EDGAR ALLAN POE: AN OUTLINE OF HIS LIFE AND SELECTED WORKS

1809 - Born in Boston

1826 - Attends University of Virginia

1827 - Enlists in US Army

Tamerlane and Other Poems

1829 - Leaves Army

Al Araff, Tamerlane, Minor Poems

1830 - Enters West Point

1831 - Leaves West Point and moves to Baltimore

1832 - "Metzengerstein" 1833 - "MS. Found in a Bottle"

1835 - Joins Southern Literary Messenger "Berinice" "Morella" "Hans Pfaal" 1836 - Marries Virginia Clemm

1838 - Moves to Philadelphia

1839 - Joins Burton's Gentlemen's Magazine

"The Fall of the House of Usher"

1840 - Leaves Burton's magazine

"Tales of the Grotesque andArabesque"

1841 - Joins Graham's Magazine

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

1842 - Leaves Graham's Magazine

"The Masque of the Red Death" "The Pit and the Pendulum"

1843 - Moves to 7th and Spring Garden streets

"The Tell-Tale Heart" "The Black Cat" "The Gold Bug"

1844 - Moves to New York City "The Balloon Hoax" "The Oblong Box" "The Premature Burial"

1845 - Becomes owner of The Broadway Journal "The Raven"

1846 - The Broadway Journal fails

"The Philosophy of Composition" "The Cask of Amontillado"

1847 - Virginia Dies

"Ulalume"

1848 -

"Eureka"

1849 - Edgar Allan Poe dies

"Annabel Lee" "The Bells"

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2002

I dont exactly know but Iam studing him at this momment in my class room and its pretty boaring. O know a teacher is coming cant talk g2g get to you later

-- Anonymous, May 17, 2002

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-- Anonymous, October 17, 2002

This is wrong because after two hours in a library you can find out ha was a loser

-- Anonymous, October 17, 2002

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-- Anonymous, October 23, 2002

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-- Anonymous, October 23, 2002

edger allen poe was born on january 19th 1809 he married his cousin vrigina she was only thirteen at the time his mother died in 1811 and after that he went to live with his aunt and uncle. he attended virgina stae unvetity. he also went into the army. he wrote the raven the premarure barrle the gold bug tell tale of heart he wrote for several magazines i also have to write a report i have to go though enjoy!!

-- Anonymous, November 18, 2002

you people dont even have close to the same answers, how can anyone believe you

-- Anonymous, November 20, 2002

I don't know alot about Poe. I can only recomend you visit http://raven.ubalt.edu/classes/old/pbds660_sp99/students/reckley/ex5/p eople/poe.htm That is where I found my information on Poe for a speach I done in english, I chose to do it on Poe because he is my inspiration and he was an amazing writer.

-- Anonymous, November 24, 2002

edgar allan poe was a dumbass drunk he couldn't help it if he tryed to rap a rat and it bit him (lol)

-- Anonymous, December 06, 2002

hey ya'll sorry for my ese i meant rape

-- Anonymous, December 06, 2002

Excuse me everyone but it's called the online dictionary. Use it. Oh wait a minute, a lot of you don't have a brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, March 11, 2003

i had to do a damn paper on edger allan poe and it really sucked!!! anyone agree wit me????

-- Anonymous, April 13, 2003

Edger Allen Poe loved basements and dead people. He pulled out the teath of his dead wife and when he married Virginia, his 13 year old cousin, he was a happy fellow. He was 2 years old when his mom died and his only srory that no one died in is The pit and the pendulum. He is a realy cool dead dude.

-- Anonymous, April 13, 2003

I have to do a resurse about Edger Allen Poe and the story The pit and the pendulum and i havent done anything and its due by this Friday.

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2003

i think edger allan iis the koolset thing!

-- Anonymous, September 29, 2003

none of ur answers helped me much.......... o well u all lie probliy

-- Anonymous, October 03, 2003

this site sucks

-- Anonymous, October 15, 2003

This site doesn't give much info.....

-- Anonymous, October 16, 2003

Why all this negitivity? A kid asks a few questions for a report and all these othere jerks start cursing about her, E. A. Poe and the site. All she wanted was some help. Loosen up people.

-- Anonymous, October 16, 2003

by James Southall Wilson

dgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston, where his mother had been employed as an actress. Elizabeth Arnold Poe died in Richmond on December 8, 1811, and Edgar was taken into the family of John Allan, a member of the firm of Ellis and Allan, tobacco- merchants.

Poe's mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, died in Richmond on December 8, 1811. After attending schools in England and Richmond, young Poe registered at the University of Virginia on February 14, 1826, the second session of the University. He lived in Room 13, West Range. He became an active member of the Jefferson Literary Society, and passed his courses with good grades at the end of the session in December. Mr. Allan failed to give him enough money for necessary expenses, and Poe made debts of which his so-called father did not approve. When Mr. Allan refused to let him return to the University, a quarrel ensued, and Poe was driven from the Allan home without money. Mr. Allan probably sent him a little money later, and Poe went to Boston. There he published a little volume of poetry, Tamerlane and Other Poems. It is such a rare book now that a single copy has sold for $200,000.00

Moldavia, Poe's last home in Richmond located at Fifth and Main Streets. John Allan bought the house in 1825, and Edgar lived there before entering the University of Virginia in 1826. In Boston on May 26, 1827, Poe enlisted in The United States Army as a private using the name Edgar A. Perry. After two years of service, during which he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant-major, he secured, with Mr. Allan's aid, a discharge from the Army and went to Baltimore. He lived there with his aunt, Mrs. Maria Poe Clemm, on the small amounts of money sent by Mr. Allan until he received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Meanwhile, Poe published a second book of poetry in 1829: Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems. After another quarrel with Allan (who had married a second wife in 1830), Poe no longer received aid from his foster father. Poe then took the only method of release from the Academy, and got himself dismissed on March 6, 1831.

Soon after Poe left West Point, a third volume appeared: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Second Edition. While living in Baltimore with his aunt, Mrs. Clemm, young Poe began writing prose tales. Five of these appeared in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier in 1832.

With the December issue of 1835, Poe began editing the Southern Literary Messenger for Thomas W. White in Richmond; he held this position until January, 1837. During this time, Poe married his young cousin, Virginia Clemm in Richmond on May 16, 1836.

Poe's slashing reviews and sensational tales made him widely known as an author; however, he failed to find a publisher for a volume of burlesque tales, Tales of the Folio Club. Harpers did, however, print his book-length narrative, Arthur Gordon Pym in July of 1838.

Little is known about Poe's life after he left the Messenger; however, in 1838 he went to Philadelphia where he lived for six years. He was an editor of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine from July, 1839 to June, 1840, and of Graham's Magazine from April, 1841 to May, 1842. In April, 1844, with barely car fare for his family of three, [including his aunt, Virginia's mother, who lived with them], Poe went to New York where he found work on the New York Evening Mirror.

In 1840, Poe's Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque was published in two volumes in Philadelphia. In 1845, Poe became famous with the spectacular success of his poem "The Raven," and in March of that year, he joined C. F. Briggs in an effort to publish The Broadway Journal. Also in 1845,Wiley and Putnam issued Tales by Edgar A. Poe and The Raven and Other Poems.

The year 1846 was a tragic one. Poe rented the little cottage at Fordham, where he lived the last three years of his life. The Broadway Journal failed, and Virginia became very ill and died on January 30, 1847. After his wife's death, Poe perhaps yielded more often to a weakness for drink, which had beset him at intervals since early manhood. He was unable to take even a little alcohol without a change of personality, and any excess was accompanied by physical prostration. Throughout his life those illnesses had interferred with his success as an editor, and had given him a reputation for intemperateness that he scarcely deserved.

In his latter years, Poe was interested in several women. They included the poetess, Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman, Mrs. Charles Richmond, and the widow, Mrs. Sarah Elmira Shelton, whom he had known in his boyhood as Miss Royster.

The circumstances of Poe's death remain a mystery. After a visit to Norfolk and Richmond for lectures, he was found in Baltimore in a pitiable condition and taken unconscious to a hospital where he died on Sunday, October 7, 1849. He was buried in the yard of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland.

In personal appearance, Poe was a quiet, shy-looking but handsome man; he was slightly built, and was five feet, eight inches in height. His mouth was considered beautiful. His eyes, with long dark lashes, were hazel-gray.

-- Anonymous, October 16, 2003

his poetry was pretty cool.

-- Anonymous, October 22, 2003

Well Some very nice people gave you a very nice answer on Poe! But he died of Rabies!!!

-- Anonymous, October 25, 2003

Edgar Allan Poe was an awsome person who is my idol I'm gonna kill people like he wrote about. (he never really killed anyone) But I'm gonna! hahaha. Have a nice day!

-- Anonymous, October 30, 2003

MY DAD IS A RABBI AND IM JEWISH AND RABBIS DONT KILL PEOPLE YOU MORON

-- Anonymous, November 12, 2003

I need to know a lot about him by TOMORROW peopls! help me

-- Anonymous, November 15, 2003

If you are looking for research about Edger Allen Poe I can be of lots of help I have a 120 page article that I have from a paper I did at the University of Madison for a english research. If interested please e-mail at the address above. (yes this is a real address not some fake one)..........

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2003

too late, dude, she needed the info by nov. 16.

-- Anonymous, November 30, 2003

u all r fuckin morons poe was a bi sexual wierdo that had so many mental problems he COULDENT EVEN COUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2003

dude why don't ya get off your lazy ass an find this stuff for your self...i mean please do you really think that half the shit people say online is true give me a break i am gonna laugh when u have ta trun in whatevan ya doin for this... and ya have all the wrong answers b/c you are a fag

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2003

FUCk you idoits edger allen poe was 1 of da best mother fuckin authers of all time and yet any ass hole could just come on here and say any old shit like he died his hair blue and worshiped a box of lucky charmes I mean plez tell me u dont belive this shit and dont FUCKIN GET YOUR ANWSERS 2SOME GOD DAM HOMEWORK PAPER HERE or your a fuckin idoit !!!

-- Anonymous, December 14, 2003

he married his 14 year old couisn

-- Anonymous, December 14, 2003

he married his 13 year old cuzen

-- Anonymous, February 05, 2004

poe was a great man with alot of problems everybody has problems so leave him alone and stop raggin on him his mom and wife died back off

-- Anonymous, February 06, 2004

poe was a great man with alot of problems everybody has problems so leave him alone and stop raggin on him his mom and wife died back off we didnt ask if you liked him she asked you what you know (history wise)about him

-- Anonymous, February 06, 2004

your all a bunch of goat fucking bastards

-- Anonymous, February 10, 2004

hey u suck

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2004

And so she tread into thick fog as it slowly crept down upon the grass. thinking, remembering a similar event. It was that faithful morning as she approached through such a fog. And there she saw a figure, a person, standing, waiting there at one of her many destinations just for her. Then for a reason no one can comprehend she turned back with hope, her eyes searching desperately, yet all her eyes rest upon now was a silhouette fading quickly in the fog

tel me wat u think

-- Anonymous, February 18, 2004

Shut up

-- Anonymous, March 15, 2004

Poe slept with his with his wife after she was dead.And he died of rabbies

-- Anonymous, March 15, 2004

all of his friends around him died of the same disease he wrote a lot of short stories and poetry he worked for a newspaper at one time

-- Anonymous, April 14, 2004

Some of yall are bein' stupid fags!!! Just cuz we need some answers you guys rag on us, Well I tink this is a cool place 2 git answers so you dont have 2 spend 2 hours finding books in a librery!!Gosh, u guys give us a fuckin'break!It is non ya bussness if we need answers!!! So shut up!!! ps Edger allen poe isnot that bad and he did not have rabbies!!

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2004

hey i really need some fucking help with this damn edgar allen poe report due tommorow please help im me or email me at lostdarkenedangel@yahoo.com by today

-- Anonymous, May 09, 2004

Edger is a great story teller,he is good atexpressing true fear. He writes the kindof stories that make me not want to watch the movie if there is one. Im my opinion the book it always better then the movie, because it gives you a chance to expand your imagination. Edger is one of my ofmy most enjoyed wirtters.

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2004

this is a good spot for info and all these ppl raging on it are fucking stupid pieces of low life shit who have nothing better to do than look for some site to lay there lam brain shit on

-- Anonymous, July 20, 2004

Yall need to wach yalls mouth has it ever come across you that peaple might be in a school library looking this stuff up geeze oh and im related to him

-- Anonymous, September 02, 2004

thank you for your guetion you know today i learned all about him one thing he did was right a famous poem called the raven i will tell you about him in a little while .

-- Anonymous, September 10, 2004

To all the peons that want to come on this site to talk trash about one of this nations greatest poets, I feel pity upon thy soul. Ye hath to try to destroy someones name just to make your pathetic lives seem better.One thing Edger tried to do by letting the world see his work, is to show people that you should never be ashamed to show how you truely feel within thine own heart.But all these people that only want to come on here to try to make fun of him, to me it seems that they are so scared to be true to themselves that that have to try to bring everyone down to their level so they will suffer just as they are. To all the people out there that are truely interested in getting to know about his life and work, you have my respect and I encourage you to presue your thirst till it is completely filled. Don't let these idiots turn your from your journey of knowledge.

-- Anonymous, October 12, 2004

I belive that edger allen poe was a beautiful and very poetic person he knew what he wanted to write about han ment what he said so lay off the man he was just expressing him self he loved and did great work he was a wonderful artist. Loven it.

-- Anonymous, October 12, 2004

I need help. Have to do a report about Edger Allen Poe and so far all i know is that his almost last words were "I wish to god somone would blow my damned brains out"

AND u ppl who just say that Poe died of rabies and crap should get a life! 'cause i think Poe was a great writer. And i encourage anyone who wants to be a writer (it just takes practes)

Tradgic loss to those declind; we talk of those weve left behind' Until the dawn of sun light comes the moon and darkness shal not run BY Amanda Kerney

*~Noel~*

-- Anonymous, October 19, 2004

dont have one i think you should go to the libary and look it up

-- Anonymous, October 20, 2004

He was born on 1809 in boston and When his Mother died his dad didnt wont him and his sister so they had to live with people they didnt no and him and his sister havent saw each other sence. He was a writer and a he was great at painting to so there you go on Edger Allan Poe

-- Anonymous, October 21, 2004

Edgar Allen Poe was born in Jan. 19 1809. His mother was a beautiful actress. When Egar was born (i.e. origanally Edgar Poe) his fater left him and Edgar's mother. He soon died of alcholism. As his mother worked as an actress.. she couldn't afford a babysitter. so little Edgar watched his mother play Juliet in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". As you know ther is a terrible death scene at the end where she kills herself. Edgar watched his mother "die" 6 times a week until he was 3 1/2. On day she discovered she was dying of Consumption, now known as Tiberculosis. Finally she died and Edgar had no where to live. His mothers friend Frances Allen wanted to adopt him. However, her husband would not let her adopt Edgar because he was the son of an actress which was the 2nd lowest job a women could have at that time. Eventually John Allen gave in but wouldn't let little Edgar take Allen as his last name so therefor became his middle name. John never liked Edgar if it wasent for his wife he would have kicked him out on the streets. Now with Edgars luck.. Frances also got Comsuption and was dying. When she died Edgar went off to Virgina State University. He didn't talk to his step-father for over a year. When he came home.. he found 2 twins upstairs. Now John had just inherited what would now be 7 million dollars but wanted to leave nothing to Edgar. So when he found the babies not more than a month old.. he asked John what thier names were. John said nevermind that, all you need to know is this is my 3.5 million dollar baby and this is my other 3.5 million dollar baby. Needless to say, Edgar had gotten kicked out. He also got cut out of John's will. Then his father's sister contacted him and wanted to make up for his mistake. She took him in and he fell madly in love with her charming young daughter. Who by the waay was his 1st cousin. When he felt his connection with Virgina (his cousin) was strong enough, he asked his aunt if he could marry her. Her reply was simply.."She's only 10 1/2. Wait until she is the acceptable age of 13. When she was 13, they wed. Everything was fine. She sang to him when he wrote most of his poems. He loved to hear songs and there were no radios so she was his only option. Not that he minded though, she had a beautiful voice. As all the other women in Edgar's life, she to got diagnosed with Comsuption. She died at the age of 18. He wanted to write a poem dedicated to her. At first it was to be named after her. But the more he thought about it, he changed it to "Annabell Lee". When she died he went into a depression. Just when his luck could be turned around, something awful happend. He was to ride the train to Baltimore then switch trains to go where he needed to be. When he got off at Baltimore, some men asked him to for drinks. He said "No, I have an allergy to alchol." THe men insisted that it would only be lemonade, so Edgar agreed. The true drink they gave him was 10% lemonade and 90% vodka. His allergic reaction kicked in and got him very drunk after only one drink. It was election day in Baltimore so they took him around to a bunch of different poll areas voting all the time under a different name. After they were done, they lleft him on his own again. He had missed his other train and was drunk as ever in the street. His allergies hit hard and when he fell he landed in a gutter. They buried him in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. That's the genaral life of Edgar Allen Poe. Sorry if ther are some mistakes here and there.. this is all I know.

-- Anonymous, October 21, 2004

Poe's parents were touring actors both died before he was 3 years old was taken into the home of John Allan a prosperous merchant in Richmond, Va., and baptized Edgar Allan Poe. In 1826 he entered the University of Virginia but stayed for only a year. Allen broke off Poe's engagement to Sarah Elmira Royster Poe enlisted in the army. Poe move in with his Aunt He married Virginia, who was not yet 14 years old. Virginia's death in January 1847 was a heavy blow, but Poe continued to write and lecture. Poe had died of "congestion of the brain in 1849.

-- Anonymous, October 25, 2004

Most of these answers are wrong. Please go to another site. Please!

-- Anonymous, November 08, 2004

hi you are diffrent dont cry

-- Anonymous, November 10, 2004

man, alot of the stuff on here is crazy. And excuse me, but if people want to get the "answers" to a h/w, test or anyting like that, its their busness. so shut your big mouth, and watch it too. you guys have a TERRABLE MOUTH!!! i WOULDN'T TRUST MOST OF THIS STUFF, BUT IF THEY DO LET THEM !! and if you have a problem with my comment you can e-mail me and I will respond! so get some brains and shut your mouth!

-- Anonymous, November 18, 2004

Well first of all he didnt have rabies ok so get it through your head and yes he did marry his cusin and she was only 12 or 13 and he went to the University Of Virginia. And his drunk Step- father gave him money to just get there and not enough for any food or anything. It got to the point where he was burning some of his furniture just to stay warm and he drew on his walls when he had a dorm over there and many people loved his work. He had people over at his dorm everyday wanting to see his drawings and they wanted to hear his poems too

-- Anonymous, November 22, 2004

oh and I just watched a move over him k and dont call me a idiot cuz I know what im talking about

-- Anonymous, November 22, 2004