Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston in 1809, is one of America’s most iconic and influential writers, renowned for his mastery of the macabre and the birth of modern detective fiction. Orphaned at a young age, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia, though his relationship with his foster father was strained. He briefly attended the University of Virginia and later enlisted in the U.S. Army, but...