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Birth
Edgar Poe was bornon Junuary 19, in Boston, Massachusetts -
A rich family
When his mother died a rich family adopted him -
His works
-His enlistea in the U.S. Army
-He publiched a forty-page booklet called Tamerlane and other poems, wich ultemately prove a failure. -
His Hobby
-He published Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
-Began to submit short stories to magazines -
His prize
Edgar recived a prize or his works entitled "Ms. Found in a Bottle" -
Moving
Poe married, virginia and moved to Richmond -
The work
-His stopped working at the magazines
-His moved to New York City, then to Philadelphia -
The collection of stories
Poe published a collection of stories -
The new genre
Poe started a new genre of detective fiction -
Good moment
-His won a literary prize for "The Gold Bug"
-He also published a short story called "The tell-Tale heart" -
The bad moment
-Poe's wife became ill and died
-He was devastated by the loss of his wife and started abusing alcohol -
Sadness
Poe was found delirious on the streets -
His Death
He died. The actual cause of the death was never determined. Possible causes of his death:
-Acute alcohol poisoning
-Meninngitis
-Rabies.