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He born in Boston, Massachusetts -
His mother died and the children bacame orphans -
He published a forty-page booklet called Temerlane and Other Poems -
Published a collection of stories -
He published poems and began to submit short stories to magazines -
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 -
Stopped working at the magazine and moved to New York City, then to Philadelphia -
Started a new genre of detective fiction with "The Murdes in the Rue Morgue" -
On October 3 Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, wearing the clothes of another person. He died four days later -
Poe´s wife became ill with tuberculosis and died