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EDGAR ALLAN POE AND HIS WORKS

JOEY MAXWELL
FEBRUARY 14, 2007
MRS. THOMPSON
ENGLISH 10
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EDGAR ALLAN POE AND HIS WORKS

Thesis: Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most influential, yet misunderstood writers in American Literature.

I. His Early Life
A. His Adoption
B. His Education

II. His Later Life
A. Books Published
B. Military Life

III. The Conclusion of His Life
A. His Marriage B. His Death

IV. His Works

V. What Others Thought Of Him

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EDGAR ALLAN POE AND HIS WORKS

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the short story form, especially tales of the mysterious and macabre. Since his early death, the literary qualities of Poe 's writings have been disputed, but his works have remained popular and he influenced many major American and European writers.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Poe was orphaned in his early childhood and was raised by John Allan, a successful businessman of Richmond, Virginia. Taken by the Allan family to England at the age of six, Poe was enrolled in a private school. Upon returning to the United States



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