Edgar Allan Poe “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream”-Edgar Allan Poe This was one of many Edgar Allan Poe famous quotes an american writer critic and editor famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery . With his short stories and poems he captured the imagination of people around the world. He earned his nickname “Father of the Detective Story” because of the creative talents he pursue. Though his life became a mystery itself like many of his poems. Born January 19,1809 in Boston Massachusetts to his mother Eliza Poe and his father David Poe Jr.both actors ,had a older brother named William Henry and younger sister Rosalie.( Edgar Allan Poe Biography) .When he was 2 years old his mother past away and his father had already abandoned the family, he was taken in as a foster kid to the Allan’s family (Frances and John Allan). John Allan wanted Poe to be a businessman and a Virginia gentleman (Poe Museum) though Poe already had his dreams to become a writer,Allan then begin to figure out how Edgar wasn't interested in the tobacco industry. He was writing poetry about the time he was 13, and Mr.Allan headmaster advised him to not allow it,he kept writing all the time Poe …show more content…
On a trip from Richmond to New York, Poe, a man who could not tolerate alcohol, stopped in Baltimore and began drinking. After he was missing for several days, he was found on the street, drunk and disheveled. On October 7, 1849 three days later, he died.No one really knew the death of Edgar Allan Poe, but as his spirit kept on going, so did his work of literature. His followers lead his work and it became unstoppable to stop Edgar’s unique talent of