Edgar Allan Poe
Famous for short stories
Bio
Edgar Allan Poe was born 1/19/1809 and lived until 10/27/1849. In that time period there were no treatments for rabies or alcoholism. His stories were inspired by deaths of friends or family that had died. He wrote horror and mystery stories. "The Raven" being a poem he challenged himself to write over 108 words, meeting his goal. Edgar was eventually hospitalized for rabies, and at the time he was looked at as being drunk. Today rabies is treated with vaccinations.
Interesting facts
When his writing career began , he wrote under Edgar Allan Poe, assuming both surnames. Today his stories are still compelling as they were over a century ago. Due to his obsession with cats, he often wrote with a cat on his shoulder.
Mom
Edgar's mom died of tuberculosis in 1812.
Orphanage
Edgar was orphaned at 15.
Being in hospital/death
He was kicked out of West Point for being drunk later was hospitalized after being found unconscious.
Vocab
Disoriented- term used for being drunk.
Tuberculosis- disease caused by airborne bacteria that causes death
Rabies- disease caused by being bitten by wild animal
Acquaintance- friend or associate
Works Cited
Bragg, Georgia, and Kevin O'Malley. How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous. New York: Walker, 2011.