Edgar Allan Poe

1. Childhood

1.1. Born in on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts

1.2. Both parents died before he was even three years old

1.3. Edgar and his two siblings were split up

1.4. John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child in Richmond, Virginia

1.5. Lived in England with his foster family 1815-1820

2. Popular poems and stories

2.1. "The Raven"

2.2. “The Fall of the House of Usher"

2.3. “The Tell-Tale Heart"

2.4. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

3. Education and beyond

3.1. Attended boarding schools in his childhood

3.2. Attended University of Virginia in 1826, dropped out after 1 year because of too much gambling debt

3.3. Enlisted in the army in 1827

3.4. Entered the U.S. Military Academy in 1829