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Edgar Poe, an American writer, was born in 1809. His parents were actors. Edgar was a baby when his father left the family. He w
Edgar Poe, an American writer, was born in 1809. His parents were actors. Edgar was a baby when his father left the family. He w
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Edgar Poe, an American writer, was born in 1809. His parents were actors. Edgar was a baby when his father left the family. He was two years old when his mother died. He was taken into the home of a【B1】______businessman named John Allen. He then received his new name, Edgar Allen Poe. As a young man, Poe【B2】______the University of Virginia. He was a good student, but he liked to drink alcohol and【B3】______for money. As an unskilled game player, he often lost money. Since he couldn’t pay his【B4】______losses, he left the university and began working for magazines. He worked hard, yet he was not well paid, or【B5】______. At the age of 27, he got married. For a time it seemed that Poe would find happiness, but his wife was sick for most of their marriage, and died in 1847. Through all his【B6】______, Poe produced many stories and poems which appeared in different 【B7】______, yet he didn’t become famous until 1845 when his poem, The Raven, was published. There is a question, however, about Poe’s importance in American Literature. Some【B8】______say that Poe was one of America’s best writers, and even had great【B9】______on many French writers, but others disagree. They say Poe’s work is difficult to understand and most of his writing describes very unpleasant【B10】______and events. Edgar Allen Poe died in 1849 when he was 40 years old. It is said that he was found dead after days of heavy drinking.
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