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Edgar Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 to David and Elizabeth Poe

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Poe's Mother dies and his father abandons him

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Poe's Mother dies and his father abandons him

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Poe's mother died on December 8th 1811 and Edgar becomes an orphan

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Poe is adopted by his foster parents John Allan and Frances Allan

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Poe begins school in 1814 at the age of 5

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In 1816, Poe begins boarding school

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In 1824, Poe writes a two-line poem: “— Poetry - Edgar A. Poe — Last night, with many cares & toils oppres‘d, Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest —.”

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Poe enlists in the army under the name Edgar A. Perry

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Poe enlists in the army under the name Edgar A. Perry

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In 1826, Poe enlists in the army

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In 1831, Poe wished to leave West Point, he also never wanted to attend Church or the classes

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In 1833, Poe receives his $50 prize for “MS. Found in a Bottle” from the Baltimore Saturday Visiter.

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In 1834, John Allan, Poe’s foster father, dies in Richmond, Virginia. He is buried next to his first wife, Frances, in the Shockoe Hill Cemetery. Edgar’s name is omitted from Allan’s will and Poe inherits nothing from the large estate.

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In 1826,

Edgar (aged 27) and Virginia (aged 13) marry in Richmond, Virginia. The ceremony is officiated by the Reverend Amasa Convers, a Presbyterian minister who was also editor of the Southern Religious Telegraph.

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In 1839, Poe becomes an editor for wealthy comedian William Evans Burton’s two-year old Gentleman’s Magazine‍.

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In 1839, Poe’s “Journal of Julius Rodman” (Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine, Jan. 1840, first of four installments) is mistaken as an actual account of an expedition and is noted in a document submitted to the U. S. Senate.

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Poe's Murder of Rue mOrge is featured in a magazine

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Poe's Murder of Rue mOrge is featured in a magazine

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IN 1841, Graham’s Magazine features Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” the first modern detective story. During Poe’s tenure, the circulation of Graham’s Magazine increases from about 5,000 to nearly 37,000 subscribers, making it far and away the most popular periodical of its day.

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Poe arranged to meet with Charles Dickens

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Poe arranged to meet with Charles Dickens

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In 1842, During Dickens’ tour of America, Poe and Charles Dickens arrange to meet while he is in Philadelphia. (Dickens had been greatly impressed by Poe’s ability to guess the ending of his Barnaby Rudge.

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Someone wanted to write a biography about Poe

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Someone wanted to write a biography about Poe

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In 1843, A biographical notice of Poe, by Henry Beck Hirst, is printed in the Philadelphia Saturday Museum. Full of erroneous information, presumably provided by Poe, this biography begins to establish Poe’s public image.

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Poe's story is featured in another magazine

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Poe's story is featured in another magazine

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In 1843,  Poe’s Prose Romances‍ is published in Philadelphia by William H. Graham.

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Later in 1843, Poe registers to study law in the office of Henry Beck Hirst, a long-time friend.

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In 1845, Poe's the Raven is Published in the Magazine

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In 1845, Poe's the Raven is Published in the Magazine

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In 1845, Poe’s Tales‍ and The Raven and Other Poems‍ are published in New York by Wiley and Putnam.

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On October 7th, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe dies at the Washington University Hospital