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Poe helped work on "The Messenger," the most popular magazine in the south. He would publish some of his sensational stories, and work up quite a name for himself.

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Edgar Allen Poe wrote many pieces of literature, such as "The Narrative of Gordon Pym of Nantucket" , his only novel, ". he had also written a many poems such as "The Raven", which was one of his best, and many other short stories like "The Fall of The House of Usher".

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Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (Edgar Allan Poe's Wife)

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Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (Edgar Allan Poe's Wife)

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Poe was born in Boston, and was the second child of two travellers. His parents divorced, and one of them died. So he was taken into a foster home of a man who went by John Allan.

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Poe had gotten a signature to attend West Point, a military school. While attending this school, Poe fought with his foster father, who had remarried while Poe had been gone.

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He was good at literature and had mastered many hard and ancient languages while he was in college, but was never able to study more due to his low funds for college.

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A chronological list of events that occurred during Edgar Allan Poe's life. Historical events are included to provide a perspective of the period in which Poe lived.

Events in Poe's life

Other historical events

2 years old

Edgar's mother, Elizabeth dies.

Mr. and Mrs. John Allan adopt Edgar Poe.

10 years old

14 years old

Edgar attends the academy of William Burke, succeeds in athletics.

18 years old

Poe drops out of school because John Allan won't give him any money.

Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems".

Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.

Ludwig Van Beethoven dies.

20 years old

Mrs. Allan dies, Edgar returns home.

Poe and John Allan temporarily reconcile their differences.

Poe applies to West Point, John Allan sponsors him.

Andrew Jackson is President.

22 years old

Poe deliberately gets kicked out of West Point.

26 years old

27 years old

30 years old

Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher".

"Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque", Poe's first volume of short stories, is published. He receives no money from the publisher.

Louis Daguerre invents the daguerreotype and photography is born.

31 years old

32 years old

33 years old

34 years old

Poe writes "The Black Cat".

Poe wins a hundred dollar prize for "The Gold Bug".

The first major wagon train headed for the American Northwest sets out with 1,000 pioneers, on the Oregon Trail.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is first published in London, England on December 19.

35 years old

36 years old

37 years old

Poe writes "The Cask of Amontillado".

Poe writes "The Philosophy of Composition".

Poe sues another paper for libel and wins. The suit is settled for $225.00.

38 years old

40 years old

Poe writes "Hop-Frog".

June 30 - Poe leaves NYC and visits John Sartain in Philadelphia.

July 13 - Poe goes to Richmond and stays at the Swan Tavern Hotel.

Poe joins the "Sons of Temperance" in an effort to stop drinking.

Poe lectures on "The Poetic Principle".

Sept 27 - Poe leaves Richmond and goes back to Philadelphia.

Sept 30 - Poe apparently gets on the wrong train and goes to Baltimore.

Oct 3 - Poe is found half conscious and is taken to a hospital.

Edgar Allan Poe dies on October 7, 1849.

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Timeline of events during Edgar Allan Poe's life

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A chronological list of events that occurred during Edgar Allan Poe's life. Historical events are included to provide a perspective of the period in which Poe lived. Events in Poe's life Other historical events 2 years old Edgar's mother, Elizabeth dies. Mr. and Mrs. John Allan adopt Edgar Poe.

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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

We loved with a love that was more than love.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

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Poe had married his cousin named Virginia when she was 13. She had died of tuberculosis a few year later. Afterwards, he had tried to marry other women and got very close, but they didnt make it far due to him always leaving, and disease.

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Poe died on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40, but his death remains a mystery. There are 13 theories about how Poe died. Some theories state that Poe died from alcohol or diseases. The most  recent theories about his death are that he succumbed to a brain tumor.

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Most of his original works were not very popular until his death came. The reason why is because Rufus Griswold made a very hateful biography about him which, Instead of making everyone hate him, it made his works even more loved.