edgar allan poe Flashcards
1
Q
date and place of birth
A
january 19, 1809
boston, massachusetts
2
Q
nickname
A
“father of the detective story”
3
Q
his parents
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elizabeth arnold poe - british actress
david poe jr - actor from baltimore
(never really knew them)
4
Q
brothers and sisters and with who did he live after
A
separated from rosalie and william, he went to live with john and france’s allan
tobacco merchant from richmond, virginia
5
Q
talents
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he was very good at poetry at 13, but john allan wanted him to be involved in the family business
6
Q
poetry over profit
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poe would write poems in the back of allan’s business papers
7
Q
university
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university of virginia in 1826, but he didn’t have enough funds. 2. military academy at west point, he excelled in his studies but was kicked out
8
Q
death
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october 7, 1849
