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Edgar Allen Poe

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  • Poe is born

  • After separation in 1810, Edgar's mother dies leaving Poe with Mr and Mrs Allen

  • Edgar attends University of Virginia

  • Poe drops out of school, writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems" and he can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.

  • Poe attains rank of sergeant major in the Army

  • Mrs. Allan dies and Edgar returns home and Poe applies to West Point and gets in

  • Poe deliberately gets kicked out of West Point

  • After submitting a number of different stories to magazines, they get rejected

  • John Allan dies and leaves Edgar nothing in his will

  • Poe wins a contest for "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle"

  • Edgar Poe marries his cousin Virginia

  • Poe writes "Ligeia".

  • Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher".

  • Poe writes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".

  • Poe wins a hundred dollar prize for "The Gold Bug".

  • Thousands were deceived by Poe's story, "The Balloon Hoax" and Poe writes "The Purloined Letter".

  • Poe writes "The Raven".

  • Poe writes "The Philosophy of Composition". Poe sues another paper for libel and wins. The suit is settled for $225.00.

  • Virginia dies from tuberculosis

  • Poe writes "The Poetic Principle".

  • Poe joins the "Sons of Temperance" in an effort to stop drinking,

  • Poe is found unconscious and is taken to the hospital

  • Edgar Allen Poe dies