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英倫翻譯社轉自

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20151025/36861078/EdgarAllanPoe

Famed American author and poet Edgar Allan Poe died this month in 1849. While Poe's work continues to fascinate readers today, the author faced many hardships in his life. Born in 1809, Poe's father left soon after his birth, and his mother died when he was only two. The young author struggled to make a living out of his writing, but he had a brief period of success following the release of TheRaven, one of Poe's most famous poems. The happiness was short-lived as Poe's wife died of tuberculosis two years later.

知名美國作家兼詩人埃德加•愛倫•坡於1849年十月過世。雖然今日愛倫•坡的作品持續讓讀者著迷，但是這位作家在他的人生中卻面臨了許多艱辛。出生於1809年，愛倫•坡的父親在他誕生後沒多久就離開了，而他的母親則在他僅兩歲大時過世。這位年輕的作家勉強靠著他的寫作維生，但隨著愛倫•坡最為著名的詩作之一《烏鴉》的發行，他得到了短期的成功。幸福總是太過短暫，因為兩年後，愛倫•坡的妻子死於結核病。