1.+Introduction

=**Introduction **=

===Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous American writers of all time. His stories and poems are taught in schools across the world. His characters and stories and constantly alluded to in popular culture. The impression he has left on literature today has been immense. He was a gifted writer and his legacy lives on in his stories. ===

===Unfortunately, Poe's life was a tragic one, and played out much like one of his stories. The circumstances of his death are not clear and remain somewhat of a mystery to this day. ===

===We will be researching Edgar Allan Poe's life, death, and his writing in this web-based journey. It is valuable to know about Poe's life when beginning to read his stories. The two are intertwined and we will seek to learn about the man himself to better enrich our understanding of his literature. ===