Edgar Allan Poe

By irinasticea
  • Edgar Allan Poe Born

    Edgar Allan Poe Born

    He was born on January 19th in Boston, MA
  • Moves to England

    Moves to England

    After he is adopted, Edgar moves to England and starts going to school there
  • America

    America

    Edgar moves back to America to finish his schooling
  • School and first book

    School and first book

    Edgar drops out of school becuase he won't get any more money from his dad because he had a gambling addiction and his dad was mad at him. In the same year, he published his first book called "Tamerlane and other Poems".
  • West Point

    West Point

    Poe applies to West Point, John Allan sponsors him.
  • Rejected

    Rejected

    Edgar was sending a lot of poems to magazines hoping they would get published but they were all rejected.
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    Edgar marries his 13 year old cousing, Virginia
  • The Raven

    The Raven

    Edgar published "The Raven" in January 1845.
  • Death

    Death

    Virginia, Edgar's wife, dies from tuberculosis.
  • Edgar Allan Poe Dies

    Edgar Allan Poe Dies

    Edgar dies on October 7th in Baltimore, MD