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Edgar Allan Poe's life
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Edgar is born
He is born. -
He moves to England and enrolls in school
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He moves back to the United States
He moves back to the United States. -
Writes his first poem
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Enrols in college
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He enrols in the U.S. Army
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First book
He writes his first book. It is called Tamerlane and Other Poems -
Death of his brother
His biological brother dies at the age of 27. -
He gets married
He gets married to his cousin. She was 13. -
He writes his first novel
He writes his first novel, Which is titled The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. -
He gets the job as editor of a magazine.
He gets a job as editor for the Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. He holds the job until 1840 -
The death of his wife
Jan 30, 1847 his wife dies. Because of her death he becomes a alcoholic. -
Poe dies
Oct 7, 1849 he dies and is found in a gutter in Baltimore. -
Multiple engagements
He gets engaged multiple times, But never follows through due to his alcoholism. The first engagment was in 1848 and the second was in 1849.
