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Assignment “The tell-tale heart” by Edgar Allan PoeResearching Poe and ‘The tell-tale heart’
Part One: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
1. When was Poe born?
January 19, 1809.
2. Where was Poe born?
In Boston.
3. What jobs did he do before becoming a famous writer?
In 1824, Poe served as a lieutenant of the Richmond youth honor guard. In April
1827 he traveled to Boston, were he had some odd jobs as a clerk and newspaper
writer.
4. Name 5 pieces of writing by Poe.
“The Raven”, “The Black Cat”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, “The Facts in the Case of
M. Valdemar” and “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”.
5. What genre of writing was he famous for?
His best-known fiction works are Gothic.
6. What was the name of his only completed novel?
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838).
7. When and how did he die?
On October 3, 1849, Poe was found raving on the streets of Baltimore. They took him
to the Washington Medical College. He died there on Sunday, October 7, 1849. At
the time, newspapers reported Poe's death as "congestion of the brain" or "cerebral
inflammation", common deaths from disgraceful causes such as alcoholism. But the
actual cause of death remains a mystery.
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