Edgar Allan Poe Education. Read a few passages by authors who influenced famed pioneer of the horror and detective story, edgar allan poe. John allan had severely limited poe's allowance, and poe, determined to increase his income, turned to.

See in a set (10) add to collection. He was adopted by john allan, a tobacco merchant in richmond, virginia, and was sent to a boarding school in london, england. Aditionally, poe was in debt for gambling, and john allan.