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Birth
Edgar Poe was born, in Boston Massachusetts, his parents were David and Elizabeth, and he was the brother of two -
Father absent
Unfortunately, his father deserted the family -
A new family
Edgar and his brothers were separated, and the Allans adopted him. He lives with Jonh and Francis Allan in Richmond, Virginia. -
Became orphans
His mother, Elizabeth, died, and the three siblings became orphans -
A new country
Poe moved to England with John and Francis Allan, because Jonh wanted to start a new business. -
Primary school level
Poe entered the boarding school of the Misses Dubourg. -
A new school
Edgar is enrolled at the Manor House School in Stoke Newington -
Came back home
Edgar, and the Allans, went back to Richmond, Virginia. -
A seminary
Poe attended William Burke’s Seminary for Boys. -
Military academy
His stepfather disapproved of his dream of being a writer, so Jonh sent Edagr to live on his own and listed him in the military -
first writings
Por published a short book of 40 pages, called Tamerlane and Other Poems -
Goodbye stepmother
Francis Allan died, and Poe went to her funeral -
poems
He published Poems by Allan Poe -
Brother died
His brother Henry died in Baltimore -
In a magazine
The Philadelphia Saturday Courier published Poe’s earliest short stories: Metzengerstein, The Duc de L’Omelette, A Tale of Jerusalem, A Decided Loss, and The Bargain Lost. -
First prize
He received a price because of his work, which is called, Ms. Found in a Bottle -
Goodbye stepfather
This year Jonh Allan died -
A new job
Poe’s short story Berenice was published in the Southern Literary Messenger. Then, he began writing literary reviews for the journal and returned to Richmond in August to serve as an editor -
Getting Married
Edgar and his Cousin Virginia got married -
NY again
Edgar moved to New York City -
Went to Philadelphia
The Poes moved to Philadelphia -
Coeditor
William E. Burton hired Poe as assistant editor for Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine, this magazine included Poe’s tale The Fall of the House of Usher. -
Detective fiction
Edgar invented the detective story with The Murders in the Rue Morgue, which appeared in the April issue of Graham’s magazine. -
Tuberculosis
Virginia became ill with tuberculosis, and it is said that Edgar started drinking -
The Gold Bug
Edgar won a prize of $100 for the golden bug -
Went to New York
Poe and Virginia moved to New York City, he started working as a coeditor of the Evening Mirror -
The Raven
The Raven is published in America -
Virginia Died
Virginia died because of tuberculosis, and Edgar was devastated, he had to pay $225 in damages -
found delirious
Edgar Allan Poe was found delirious in the streets wearing another's person clothes -
Poe died
Edgar Allan Poe died, but the cause of death is unknown. Is it said that alcohol poisoning, meningitis, or even rabies, were thought to be possible causes.