1. He was obsessed with cats, he often wrote with one on his shoulder!
2. Poe's mother died when Edgar was just 3 years old.
3. Poe is credited with defining the modern short story.
4. Edgar enlisted in the army at one point.
5. He was one of the earliest adopters of Science Fiction.
6. In ''The Raven'' he originally wanted to use a parrot!
7. Poe's father was an alcoholic who abandoned Edgar and his two siblings.
8. Poe was unofficially adopted by a rich couple.
9. Poe was a heavy gambler in his college years.
10. Poe attempted to commit suicide after his wife died, but was unsuccessful.
