The name Edger Allen Poe is known through out the world, some might even consider it a household name. His literary works have sold millions of copies everywhere in the world. Poe never knew of any of these fames during his life. He wasn't considered popular, he was considered a failure. On a cold January day in 1809, Edger Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were a pair of touring actors who went by …showed first 75 words of 491 total…

…showed last 75 words of 491 total…left after his wife passed away. This led to a lot of drinking, to which his body could not tolerate, and it also led him to seek love form other women in a vain like fashion. Poe's death is still considered a mystery. No one really knows what happened of the details. Some say he was drunk. Others say he was on drugs. Whatever the case was, it was due to severe loneliness and heartache.