one year. Her father took the letter she would write him, therefore Edgar never received any letters from Elmira.Due to Edgar’s moods and gloominess, which John Allan took as unappreciativeness for everything he had done for Edgar, started more quarrels with John Allan. A huge fight broke out between the two when Edgar acquired a dept due to gambling which Edgar claimed he had to do because John had not provided well enough. When Edgar returned to Richmond over break, he had debts up to $2,500, in which John Allan refused to pay off. Edgar could not return to the university and was forced to work at the Allan’s firm. Another disappointment came to Edgar upon his return to Richmond. His first night back, he attended a party at Elmira’s house only to find that the party was for her engagement.The strain between Edgar and John grew during 1827. Edgar could not stand it any longer and moved out of the Allan’s home. Where he went was uncertain. However, Edgar did continue to write to John Allan. In many of his letters Edgar claimed that Allan had misled him, restricted him, and rejected him. Edgar also wrote telling Allan he had over heard him talking when he was younger and heard Allan say that he had no affection for the boy, and that he (Edgar) had never felt part of the family. He continued to write more hostile letters, but he when he began the need of money, his attitude in his letters changed. His letter now were friendly. John Allan returned his letter and wrote on the back side “pretty letter.” Edgar was distraught and led a reckless life. He roamed the streets and began drinking a lot.Edgar had decided to return to his birthplace, Boston, and he managed to begin making a living of his own. He wrote for small newspapers and published a forty page booklet entitled “Tamerlane and other Poems”, which he signed as “A Bostonian”. Most of the poem he had included in the b...
