Edgar Alan Poe

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  • Birth

    Edgar Poe was bornon Junuary 19, in Boston, Massachusetts

  • A rich family

    When his mother died a rich family adopted him

  • His works

    -His enlistea in the U.S. Army
    -He publiched a forty-page booklet called Tamerlane and other poems, wich ultemately prove a failure.

  • His Hobby

    -He published Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
    -Began to submit short stories to magazines

  • His prize

    Edgar recived a prize or his works entitled "Ms. Found in a Bottle"

  • Moving

    Poe married, virginia and moved to Richmond

  • The work

    -His stopped working at the magazines
    -His moved to New York City, then to Philadelphia

  • The collection of stories

    Poe published a collection of stories

  • The new genre

    Poe started a new genre of detective fiction

  • Good moment

    -His won a literary prize for "The Gold Bug"
    -He also published a short story called "The tell-Tale heart"

  • The bad moment

    -Poe's wife became ill and died
    -He was devastated by the loss of his wife and started abusing alcohol

  • Sadness

    Poe was found delirious on the streets

  • His Death

    He died. The actual cause of the death was never determined. Possible causes of his death:
    -Acute alcohol poisoning
    -Meninngitis
    -Rabies.