Edgar Allan Poe

By Miss Benitez

  • Birth

    Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Parents' death

    Poe's parents die when he was little

  • Adoption

    Poe was adopted by John Allan and his wife. They educated him.
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    Move to UK

    Poe and his adoptive parents move to UK and he started there his formal education
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    Back to USA

    Edgar Allan Poe goes back to USA and continues studying there but he is expelled from university because he is an alcoholic.
  • First book

    First book

    He publishes his first book anonymously "Tamerlane and Other Poems"

  • Second book of poems

    He publishes "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems", his second book of poems
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    Move to Baltimore

    He moved with his aunt Maria Clemm and cousins Virginia and Henry.
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    Poe married his cousin Virginia Clemm.
    His marriage lasted for 11 years until her death.

  • The Raven

    He wrote his poem "The Raven" and it became a popular sensation.
  • Death

    Death

    Poe died in Baltimore, in the Washington Medical College. The causes of his death remain uncertain.