Edgar Allan Poe

By brodau
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    Edgar Allan Poe's life

  • Edgar is born

    Edgar is born
    He is born.
  • He moves to England and enrolls in school

  • He moves back to the United States

    He moves back to the United States
    He moves back to the United States.
  • Writes his first poem

    Writes his first poem
  • Enrols in college

  • He enrols in the U.S. Army

  • First book

    He writes his first book. It is called Tamerlane and Other Poems
  • Death of his brother

    His biological brother dies at the age of 27.
  • He gets married

    He gets married to his cousin. She was 13.
  • He writes his first novel

    He writes his first novel, Which is titled The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.
  • He gets the job as editor of a magazine.

    He gets a job as editor for the Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. He holds the job until 1840
  • The death of his wife

    Jan 30, 1847 his wife dies. Because of her death he becomes a alcoholic.
  • Poe dies

    Oct 7, 1849 he dies and is found in a gutter in Baltimore.
  • Multiple engagements

    He gets engaged multiple times, But never follows through due to his alcoholism. The first engagment was in 1848 and the second was in 1849.