Happy 212th Birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, whom I consider to be the greatest American writer of the 19th Century. His style was original; he excelled at both novels and poetry; and he's a heckuva lot more interesting to read than Longfellow, Frost, or Whitman. Indeed, Jason has waggishly bestowed honorary British citizenship on him, since to call him an American writer puts him in some pretty shoddy company.
He had a rough childhood; did some strange things (like marrying his cousin when she was only 13 years old); and died prematurely under strange circumstances. You can read all about it here.
We'll leave you with this Trivia Teaser, that seems all too obvious but isn't : What was Edgar Allan Poe's middle name? Answer in the comments.
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Trivia Answer : he has no middle name. He was born "Edgar Poe"; his foster parents (the Allans) later had him baptized as "Edgar Allan Poe", but that doesn't make it official.
Aha! Had no idea. Thanks for the enlightenment. ;)
heh. another useless piece of trivia to clutter up your (and my) brain. :-p
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