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Born
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusets -
mother died
His mother died and the children became orphans -
Richmond
Edgar went to richmond, Virginia, to live with John and Francis Allan -
Enlisted
Enlisted in the U.S.A army for a five years -
published a booklet
He published a booklet and other poems -
published poems
He published poems and began to submit short stories to magazines -
Received a prize
He received a prize for his work and a friend got him a new job -
Moved to New York city
He stopped working at the magazine and moved to New York citty, and he started workingas coeditor -
Published a collection
Poe published a collection of stories -
New gender
Poe started a new gender of detective fiction -
Won a literary prize
Poe won a literary prize for "The gold bug" -
Poe's wife died
Poe's wife died and Poe started abusing alcohol -
Poe died
Poe was found delirious and he died four days later