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His birth
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States -
Family event
In this year, David Poe, his father abandoned him and his mother passed away -
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Life change
During this time he lived with John Allan and his wife in the UK, where he began his education. -
Expulsion
Because of his addiction to drinking and his hobby with the game he was expelled -
His first book
That same year, he anonymously published his first book, Tamerlán and Other Poems. -
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Army
he enlisted in the army and stayed there for more or less two years -
Al Aaraaf
his second book of poems appeared, Al Aaraaf -
Poems
he published his third book, Poems -
Marriage
He married his very young cousin Virginia Clemm, who was then fourteen years old. -
Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque
He published in Philadelphia Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque -
The Gold Bug
Then he had an extraordinary success with The Gold Bug -
The Raven and Other Poems
The book that took him to the top of his literary reputation was The Raven and Other Poems -
the death of his wife
His wife died -
The end
After the death of his wife his alcoholism increased and he also died
