Edgar Allan Poe by

Sebastian

sebastianrmattos — 2015-11-10 12:51:45 UTC

Edgar lived until the age of fourty, but the cause of his death is still unkown and is one of the greatest mysteries today.

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 12:52:09 UTC

1809- Poe is born in Boston from actors David and Eliza Poe 19, January.

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 12:52:53 UTC

1811- Eliza dies and Edgar is taken in by John and France's Allen.

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 12:53:50 UTC

1815- Poe attends school in London.

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 12:54:35 UTC

1821- Shows aptitud for Latin, poetry, acting and swimming.

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 12:55:30 UTC

1827- Joined U.S. Army as "Edgar A. Perry".

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 12:57:10 UTC

1829- France's Allen dies.

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 12:57:50 UTC

1831- Poe was expelled from West Point in Febuarary.

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 12:59:06 UTC

1834- John Allen does and leaves nothing for Poe.

Sebastian

sebastianrmattos — 2015-11-10 13:00:01 UTC

1824-Poe wrote his first published poem at fifteen:"Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest.^"

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 13:00:10 UTC

1835- Poe wins a contest for "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle". Since he won this contest, he was offered a job.

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 13:01:35 UTC

1836- Poe marries his cousin, Virginia, in May; she was only 13 years old.

Sebastian

sebastianrmattos — 2015-11-10 13:03:04 UTC

1838-Poe publishes his first novel: "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym"

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 13:03:38 UTC

1839- Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher".

Sebastian

sebastianrmattos — 2015-11-10 13:05:26 UTC

Circa 1842- Poe publishes the first ever detective story that would later develop into the genre we read today: "Murders in the Rue Morgue"

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 13:07:20 UTC

1841- Poe writes "The Murders in Rue Morgue".

Sebastian

sebastianrmattos — 2015-11-10 13:08:10 UTC

1845- Poe piblishes "The Raven"

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 13:08:30 UTC

1844- Poe moves to New York City and publishes "The Balloon Hoax".

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 13:10:32 UTC

1846-Poe writes "The Philosophy of Composition"

Anthony

Antodto — 2015-11-10 13:11:25 UTC

1847- Virginia, Poe's wife, dies from tuberculosis on January 30

Sebastian

sebastianrmattos — 2015-11-10 13:12:57 UTC

1844- Poe writes "The Purloined Letter" and "The Balloon Hoax"

Antodto — 2015-11-10 13:13:33 UTC

1849- Edgar Allen Poe dies on October 7.

Sebastian

sebastianrmattos — 2015-11-10 13:16:30 UTC

1848- Poe writes "The Poetic Principle"

sebastianrmattos — 2015-11-10 13:29:23 UTC