Edgar Poe, an American writer, was born in 1809. His parents were actors. Edgar was a baby when his father left the family. He was two years old when his mother died. (1)__________________________John Allen. He then received his real name, Edgar Allen Poe. As a young man, Poe attended the University of Virginia. He was a good student, (2)__________________________________. As an unskilled game player, he often lost money. Since he couldn’t pay off his gambling money, he left university and began working for magazines. He worked hard, (3)_______________________. At the age of 27, he got married. For a time it seemed that Poe would find happiness, but his wife was sick for most of their marriage, and died in 1847.
1、He was taken into the whole of weathy bussiness man named
2、but he liked drinkalcohol and play card games for money
3、ye ht was not wellpaid nor wellknown
1. he was taken into the home of a wealthy business man named
2. but he likes to drink alchhol and play card games for money.
3.yet he was not well paid or well known.