The Tragic Life Of Edgar Allan Poe

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    Mother dies of tb

    Mother of tuberculous on when he was almost 3.He was sent to the foster care got adopted by
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    Life Span if Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe was a famous american writer who had very
    tragic and short life
  • Father leaves the family

    His Father leaves his mother and 2 other siblings.This will affect
    Edgar opinion of men
  • First love

    At age 15 Edgar falls in love with his mother friends and she passes of brain cancer
  • Sent to boarding school

    foster mother is sick foster father is having affairs sends edgar to boarding with no money edgar is very poor
  • Foster mom Dies of Tb

    Foster mom dies of tb had very close relationship with her
  • Marries Virginia

    Poe and his cousin are married when she is almost 13 and he is 26
    They have a happy life together
  • Falls in love Virginia

    After moving in with his aunt he falls in love with his 12 year old 1st cousin
  • Virginia gets tb

    Poe knows that she will die they are very poor and he worked his self to the death trying to keep her alive
  • Poe publishes the raven

    He paid only 14 dollars for this famous person
  • His wife dies

    This causes him to drink and he begins trying to find another women because he is so sad
  • Poe dies

    Poe is found unconscious on a Baltimore on Oct 3rd, he is not wearing his own clothes and seems drugged.No one knows what happened to him.he died a few days later in the hospital.