Edgar Allan Poe's Life Timeline
Category: Otro
Actualizado: 18 oct 2021
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Created byRobert Obrero
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Edgar Allan Poe is
born on January 19,
1809 in Boston,
Massachusetts.Both of Edgar's
parents have both
either died or left
at this point. A
couple in Richmond,
John Allan and
Frances Allan, take
Edgar as a foster
child.Edgar goes to the University
of Virginia in 1826, but
drops out just 8 months later
because he had heavy gambling
debts.Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm.Poe publishes his first full-length
fiction work, Arthur Gordon Pym.Poe and his wife move to
New York City.Poe publishes his famous poem, "The Raven."
It was a great success.Poe's wife, Virginia, dies, making Poe's problems with alcohol and drug abuse worse.Poe goes to Richmond and gets engaged to another woman.Before the wedding, however, Poe dies suddenly. He was drinking
at a party, then found in a gutter 3 days later. He is rushed to the
hospital, but he dies on October 7, 1849.John Allan dies.Frances Allan dies.Edgar's first known poem is made.The Murders in the Rue Morgue,
which is known as the first modern detective story, is published in a magazine.Poe and the Allans sail for England,
where Edgar enrolls in school.Poe and the Allans move back to Richmond, Virginia.
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