I need interesting facts on edgar allan poe?

Question

Can you give me very interesting facts? Plus, it would be very good if you gave me facts that have to do with how people don't see him in the right light. Thanks!

Answer 1

When he first moved to baltimore it was election day. He met some people who served him "Baltimore Lemonade," got him drunk, and then took him from polling station to polling station having him repeatedly vote for candidates. Kind of election day themed...

Answer 2

1827 - Poe's first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems is published in Boston by Calvin F. S. Thomas. The author is noted only as "A Bostonian." The thin pamphlet sells perhaps 50 copies, many likely distributed free for reviews. (After Poe's death, the existence of this little book, then lost in obscurity, was offered by Griswold as an example of Poe's lying nature. This position was accepted until 1880, when John Ingram found a copy in the library of the British Museum. Today, only twelve copies are known to exist. As much as $172,000 has been paid at auction. Most copies are imperfect.) 1831 (Aug. 1) - William Henry Leonard Poe, Edgar's older brother, dies in Baltimore, probably of tuberculosis or cholera. (Discounting the possiblity of cholera, it has been noted that the disease did not arrive in the United States until 1832.) Clothing Descriptions of Poe's clothing consistently note that it was well cared for and mended, but clearly old and worn. At various times, Mrs. Clemm raised some money by making and mending dresses. No doubt she helped to repair Edgar's suits as well. In both the "McKee" and "Whitman" Daguerreotypes, Poe wears the same greatcoat. He seems to have prefered a black frockcoat with a white shirt and a black cravat, tied somewhat loosely. Portraits show him wearing either a white or black vest. A number of recollections mention offhandedly that Poe wore a hat, but few actually describe it and none in recollections written during his lifetime. This consistent oversight suggests that Poe's hat was typically of a rather common style of the period, and as such not worth special attention. Only O. P. Fitzgerald mentions Poe wearing a Panama hat. The greatest probability is that Poe usually wore what we now call a top hat, of the sort frequently shown in the fashion plates in Graham's Magazine and Godey's Lady's Book. This assumption is confirmed by the Traylor Daguerreotype, which shows part of Poe's hat, although it is hidden underneath the picture's frame this is a great sight. It offers all kinds of informaiton on Poe..more than I could cut and paste here!

Answer 3

The raven that inspired Edgar Allen Poe to write his poem was owned by Charles Dickens. The actual bird was stuffed and is on display at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

http://www.ushistory.org/districts/parkway/freel.htm

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You can try the Edgar Allen Poe Society of Baltimore:
http://www.eapoe.org/

Answer 4

Some sources say Poe's final words were "Lord help my poor soul." Poe suffered from bouts of depression and madness, and he attempted suicide in 1848.
Well I thought this was interesting...

Answer 5

no one knows much on edgar allen poe. one of his friends backstabbed him though and changed his letters making him sound rude and dark. It actually made him more popular!

Answer 6

He was kicked out of West Point.

Answer 7

he was a spy, his stories are all goth and creepy, at least in all the stories i read by him the main character goes crazy

Answer 8

He had a third nipple, like Mark Wahlberg.

Answer 9

Here's a link so you can do your homework.