"Thy soul shall find itself alone 'Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone; Not one, of all the crowd, to pry Into thine hour of secrecy..." These very words were from the poem "Spirits of the Dead" by Edgar Allan Poe. I remember my older sister, Sarah, constantly talking about Poe and his fascinating life. I wanted to learn more about Poe myself, so I chose my biography on him. Edgar Allan Poe was born …
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…won him fame and glory. Also the story called " The Fall House of Usher" inspired a lot of film adaptations. Edgar Allan Poe will always be remembered because of his stories and poems. People also remember him because his parents were actors and a lot of people knew him back then. Poe's stories have attracted a lot of people's attention so they want to learn more about Poe's life. I however, am one of them.