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Birth
Was born on the 19th of January 1809 in Boston -
Family
2 years old his father abandoned his family, a little bit later mother died leaving Edgar -
New Family
Edgar was adopted by Allen family -
Writing
He started writing poems at the age of 14 years old -
The University
At the age 17 he was already attending the University of Virginia, but his father stopped sending him money -
The United States Army
He decided to enter the US Army in 1827, he was 18 yaers old -
Publication
He published his first book: TEMERLANE AND OTHER POEMS -
Step Mother
Step mother fell ill and by the time Edgar reached home,his mother died.
The loss was very painful for Edgar -
The Transfer
He mouved whit his grandmother and his aunt. It was then that he published his second book AL AARAAF -
The Military Academy
In 1830, thanks to his stepfather Edgar, he entered the West Point Military Academy -
The expulsion
Due to his behavior and relationship with his stepfather, Edgar was subsequently expelled from the academy -
The death
In 1834 his father died without including him in his will -
Editor
In 1835 he got a job as an editor for the art and literature magazine SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER in Richmond -
The Mirriage
When he was 27 the poet married his cousins Virginia and he was only 13 years old -
The first modern detective story
In 1840 Edgar joined George R. Graham at the Graham’s magazine.
During that year Poe worked on his first detective novel “THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE” -
The Raven
In 1845 he published his first great horror story “THE RAVEN”a masterpiece in American literature -
The Wife
In 1847 his wife died of tuberculosis -
The end of a myth
In the end he died on October 7th 1849 maybe because of brain congestion or his alcoholism but his death still remains a great mystery since the death certificate never appeared