1. His mother died when he was 2 years old and she was separated from his father at that time. He was adopted by a rich man called John Allan. He went to good schools in England by the age of 5, and then returned to America for college. 

2. His mother died, his father abandoned him and he separated from his 2 brothers since they were both adopted by different families. He entered school but due to his alcohol problems he resigned about a year later. His new mother Mrs. Allan, died in 1829, he then entered military school where he resigned by his own will. He was rejected by many magazines, had no friends, no job and no family. Died as an alcoholic.

3.NYC, Philadelphia and Virginia.

4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Baudelaire

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