Edgar Allan Poe

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Poe was sent to private

schools (Asselineau 410).


In the spring of 1826, Poe entered the University of

Virginia. There he studied Spanish, French, Italian, and Latin. He

had an excellent scholastic record. He got into difficulties almost

at once. Mr. Allan did not provide him with the money to pay for his

fees and other necessities. Poe was confused and homesick. He

learned to play cards and started drinking. Soon he was in debt in

excess of two thousand dollars. Poe discovered that he could not

depend upon Allan for financial support. His foster father refused to

pay his debts, and Poe had to withdraw from the University (Asselineau

410).


In May of 1827, Poe enlisted in the army as a common soldier.

He did this under the name of Edgar A. Perry. He was stationed on

Sullivan's Island in Charleston Harbor for over a year. Poe adapted

very well to military discipline and quickly rose to the rank of

regimental sergeant major. ...

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detective story (Targ VII)." "With

the possible exception of Guy de Maupassant, no other writer is so

universally known and esteemed for so large of a corpus of excellent

tales as in Edgar Allan Poe (Targ VII)."

In 1831, Poe succeeded in publishing a new edition of his

poems entitled, Poems. Poe was now in great difficulty. He went to

New York, but could find no job there. Eventually he took refuge with

his aunt, Mrs. Clemm, in Baltimore. There he decided to seek

employment and make his living by writing. Failing to get attention

with his poems, he decided to start writing short stories. Poe

competed in a contest for the best short story in 1831. The ...

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