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When and where was Edgar born?
1809 in Boston MA
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Who where his birth parents?
David and Elizabeth Poe
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What year did his father leave?
1810
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What year did his mother die?
1811
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Who where his foster parents?
John and Frances Allan
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He was the first American writer to….
live only on his pay from writing
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He had issues with…
gambling, addiction, alcohol etc…
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When and how did he die?
1849 under mysterious circumstances
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What are the most common themes in his writing?
rivals, doppelgangers, dead and living, gothic style, self, solitude, consciousness, and the power of memory
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What are the most common symbols in his writing?
eyes and gothic architecture