Madison PerkinsMay 10, 20166thPeriodAuthor ProjectMy chosen author for the author project is Edgar Allan Poe.Edgar Allan Poe was anAmerican writer, editor, and literary critic.Edgar Allan Poe is best known for his poetry andshort stories.Some of the books that Poe has written is The Raven, The Black Cat, and The Pitand The Pendulum.He was born January 19, 1809 in Boston, MA.He died October 7, 1849 inBaltimore, MD.Edgar wrote in his mid and ending years of age.That means late 1830’s and all1840’s.The atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction.Edgar Allan Poecaptured the imagination and interest of readers around the world!Because of his books andpoems, he earned him the nickname “Father of the Detective Story” among other distinctions.His life became a bit of mystery itself though.The lines between fact and fiction have beenblurred since his death.Poe never really knew his parents.His father left the family early on,leaving Elizabeth Poe with their kids.Then, soon his mother passed away when he was only 3years old.His mother and father were actors.He was the second child.He got separated fromhis siblings.Poe had to live with a tobacco merchant and his wife, John and Frances Allan.Theylived in Richmond, Virginia.Poe started writing poems on the back of some of Allan’s businesspapers.When Edgar Allan Poe went to the University of Virginia in 1826, he didn’t receiveenough funds from Allan to cover his costs.Poe tried to gamble to cover the difference, but
