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Detailed explanation-1: -Later known for his dark, twisted writings, young Poe never had the opportunity to know his biological parents, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, a British actress, and David Poe, Jr., an actor who was born in Baltimore.

Detailed explanation-2: -Poe was born in Boston, the second child of actors David and Elizabeth “Eliza” Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and when his mother died the following year, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he was with them well into young adulthood.

Detailed explanation-3: -His foster parents treated him well, though Frances was Poe’s primary source of affection. Allan paid for Poe’s education at schools in England and in Virginia. Poe showed an early gift for language and Allan enrolled him in the University of Virginia in February 1826.