Birthday of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1811, at the age of two, he was orphaned and left in dire poverty. Fortunately, Virginia merchatn John Allan was willing to raise him. Edgar Allan Poe was a poet and story writer, called "America's most famous man of letters." He is best remembered for his poetry and for his tales of suspense. He is also noted for writing the first detective mystery novel. He died at Baltimore, Maryland on October 7, 1849.