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Born
He born in Boston, Massachusetts -
Elizabeth Arlond Poe
His mother died and the children bacame orphans -
Tamerlane and Other Poems
He published a forty-page booklet called Temerlane and Other Poems -
Stories
Published a collection of stories -
Magazines
He published poems and began to submit short stories to magazines -
Ms. Found in a Bottle
Recived a prize for his work entitled "Ms. Fond in a Bottle" and a friend got him a job working for the southern Literary Messenger -
New York
Stopped working at the magazine and moved to New York City, then to Philadelphia -
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Started a new genre of detective fiction with "The Murdes in the Rue Morgue" -
Edgar Allan Poe died
On October 3 Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, wearing the clothes of another person. He died four days later -
Edgar Poe
Poe´s wife became ill with tuberculosis and died