Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe\'s ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries.
Poe devoted his life to writing and his tragic life often insp.
His first published story, The Raven , was a huge success, but his joy was overshadowed by the death of his wife.
In 1827 he enlisted in the Army and subsequently failed out of West Point.
He was soon adopted by a Virginia family who worked as tombstone merchants.
Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age two.
Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe\'s ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries