Edgar Allen Poe, a writer, poet, critic, and editor, was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He gave birth to modern detective stories by his tales of mystery and horror. Readers around the world were intrigued because Poe’s works captured their imagination and interest, earning the nickname “Father of the Detective Story.” Some aspects of his life still remain a mystery; the lines between fact and fiction have been blurred significantly since his death. Poe was born to Elizabeth Arnold Poe, a British actress, and David Poe, Jr., an actor who was born in Baltimore, but Edgar Allan Poe never really knew his parents. Poe’s father left the family early on in his life and his mother passed away from tuberculosis at the age of three. …show more content…
He was a writer on the rise and won a literary prize in 1843 for "The Gold Bug". In 1844 he moved to New York City but it was in 1845 when he became a literary sensation for his poem "The Raven." This poem was one of the best of Poe's career and became great American literary work. After publishing many more poems and stories, Edgar still suffered from poor health and struggled finically after he was overcome by grief after the death of his beloved Virginia. His death remains somewhat of a mystery, he left Richmond on September 27, 1849 to be on his way to Philadelphia but he was found in Baltimore in great distress. He died on October 7, being said it was “congestion of the brain” but this has been widely speculated. After passing, Poe’s reputation was damaged by his literary adversary Rufus Grisworld, portraying Poe as a mentally deranged drunkard and womanizer. Although Poe never had become finically successful, his works are just as compelling today as they were in his time. He was one of America’s most famous writers with a gift to grab readers’ attention, expanding their imaginations and crafting stories and poems that shock and intrigue every