Edgar Allan Poe - cartoon portrait
Famed American writer and poet from Richmond Virginia, considered the father of the American short story, beginner of the genres of "detective fiction" and "science fiction."
Though born in Boston, Poe was principally raised in Richmond, though his childhood also included five years in Scotland and in London. The frequent moving seems to have set forward the trend which was followed through the rest of his life
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Michael Deas Poe Postal Service Stamp presentation image, 2009 Edmund Quinn Sculpture of Edgar Allan Poe at the Poe Museum in Richmond VA Edgar Allan Poe Stamp issue 2009, featuring Michael Deas Poe portrait The Edgar Allan Poe garden area at the Poe Museum, Richmond VA Poe Museum complex in Richmond, VA Elizabeth Arnold Poe, "Eliza" Poe, Edgar's mother, buried at St John's in Richmond VA Artwork, Edgar Allan Poe drawing Edgar Allan Poe at Charlottesville Virginia