Edgar Allan Poe

  • He was born.

  • His mother died and the children became orphans.

  • Edgar went to Richmond, Virginia, to live with John and Francis Allan.

  • He enlisted in the U.S army four a five year.

  • He published a booklet and other poems.

  • Poe published poems and began to submit short stories to magazine.

  • Received a prize for his work and a friend got him a new job.

  • He stopped working at the magazine and movel to New York City. And he started working as coeditor.

  • He published a collection of stories.

  • Poe started a new genre of detective fiction.

  • He won a literary prize for "The Gold Bug"

  • Poe's wif died and Poe started abusing alcohol.

  • Poe was found delirius and he died four days later.