Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts to.

             itinerate actors, David Poe and Elizabeth Arnold Poe. However, about 18 months later.

             his father deserted them and when he was two his mother died during a tour in.

             Richmond, Virginia. Poe then became the ward of the Allan family, Mr. and Mrs. John.

             Allan, but was never legally adopted.

             The Allan's along with Poe moved to England and lived there from 1815 to 1820.

             The family returned to Virginia when Poe was eleven. While he was attending the.

             University of Virginia he came into gambling debts and his foster father removed him.

             from the institution. While John Allan tried to force him to work for him Edgar ran away.

             to Boston, where his first literary works were published in 1827. Following this.

             accomplishment he then joined the army for a short time.

             After he was discharged from the army he published Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and.

             Minor Poems. After the deaths of his foster parents he published Poems in 1831. Even.

             with these successful works he struggled to make a successful living from full-time.

             writing. He was the first person to ever try to survive or rely only on his/her writing.

             career as a means of financial security. However, his first short story of horrific effect.

             won him a prize of $50 and it was published in the Baltimore Saturday Visitor (Perkins &.

             Perkins, 2009).

             While living with his aunt in Baltimore, Maryland, his first short stories were.

             published in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. These were a collection of five stories as.

             a part of Tales of the Folio Club (Perkins & Perkins, 2009). In September 1835 he married his cousin, Virginia Clemm, who was thirteen. She died of sickness in 1847. Many scholars believe her death inspired much of his literature. During his career, Edgar Allan Poe, had forty-eight poems published and many short stories, became the master of the short story of psychological effect also known as the horror story, became known as the Father of the American short story, is considered.