The life of Edgar Allen Poe

By Aniyadouglas726

  • Edgar Allen Poe was born

  • his dad abandoned his family when he was a year old

  • he was adopted by the Allen family

  • elizabeth died of eb

  • his first love died when he was fifteen from brain cancer

  • his foster father sent him to boarding school

    he was poor his foster dad only gave him money for the boarding school but not for food

  • he joined the army when he was 18

  • age 20 he used his own money to publish his first two books of poetry

  • his foster mother passed away from topercoloses

  • he moves in with his aunt

  • he leaves his aunts home to take a job as an editor

  • he was unconcerned on the of street of boltmor

  • october 7 he remand conchies and said god help my poor soul then he died

  • he created the first detective story

  • his foster mom was dieing of tuberculosis and his foster father was have affairs

  • he became insane and started to drink while he was sick

  • his foster dad doesn't care about him

  • he made money from gambling

  • he falls in love with his 12 year old cousin

  • he couldn't lose Virginia he was in love her

  • he marries his first cousin he was 26 and she was not yet 13

  • his wife had tb

  • he earned 14 dollars for the poem the raven

  • he couldn't survive with out his true love

  • he had on of his friend to shave off his mustache so he couldn't be recolonize

  • he is found wearing someone else clothes

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