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American writer, poet and critic Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery, including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Raven."
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She was born long enough after the disappearance of her mother Eliza's husband, David Poe, for questions to arise about the girl's paternity. It was even said in later years that David's sister, (and Edgar's mother-in-law) Maria Clemm, claimed that Rosalie was not the child of either Eliza or David Poe.
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They died 3 days apart from each other.
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Edgar writes his first poem. His first collection of poems, Tamerlane, and Other Poems, was published that year.
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His first book was published.
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He died from tuberculosis.
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Edgar's first novel
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He gets married to his thirteen year old cousin. Her name was Virginia Clemm.
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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes.
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He publishes his poem.
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She dies of tuberculosis.
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One of the most recent theories about Poe's death suggests that the author succumbed to a brain tumor, which influenced his behavior before his death.
