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Poe marries his cousin, Virginia Clemm

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In Richmond, Poe convinced Elmira Roster Shelton to become his fiancée .

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After the death of Virginia Clem, Poe proposes to Sarah Helen Whitman who calls off the wedding one month later.

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Poe's first novel, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym", is published in July of 1838.

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Poe's foster mother, Frances Allan, with whom he was still close, died in Richmond and he had to leave the army to attend her funeral.

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Poet had two siblings, Rosaline and Henry Poet. The three siblings wee split up after they had no parents to take care of them.

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Poe becomes editor of Graham's magazine in 1841, about one year after his job at Burton's Magazine.

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He died in Baltimore on his way from New York to Richmond on October 7th 1849 due to an unknown death.

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His own magazine went bankrupt.

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Poet withdrew from writing because of financial struggles throughout his life.

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He abused substances especially after his wife's death.

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"The Raven" is the one of the main reasons he at first became famous.

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In New York City, Poe published his collection of 12 tales and his famous poem, "The Raven".

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Edgar had an editorial job at Burton's Magazine in Philadelphia, but he had bad blood with editor and he ended up leaving in May of 1840 .

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Because of financial struggles and his gambling problem, Poe left the University of Virginia and worked for John Allan.

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Once he became an Orphan he moved into the foster home of John and Frances Allan.

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Poe gained control of his own magazine, The Broadway Journal, while he lived in New York.

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Poe was involved in critical attacks against other authors which isolated him from the New York literary circle. This caused him to move to a cottage in Fordham in order to escape the harsh climate of New York.

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Poe was enrolled at West Point and was kicked out for rejecting his duties, thus leading him to the realization that he wanted to be a poet/ writer

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In Boston, Poe publicized his first book of poems anonymously.

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Poe was a private and later a sergeant in the U.S. army. He enlists as "Edgar A. Perry".

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Poe's wife (also his cousin), Virginia Clemm, died of tuberculosis which caused him to go into deep depression .

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His name became Edgar Allan Poe after he inherrited he Allan from his foster parents.

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Poe was an opium addict and struggled with alcoholism. He joins "The Sons of Temperance" in an effort to stop drinking.

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Poe's parents, Eliza Poe and David Poe, were actors. His mom died when Poe was three and his dad abandoned Poe's family.

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He studied ancient and modern languages in the University of Virginia.

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He was born Edgar Poe on January 19th 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts.