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Edgar Allan Poe

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  • Birth

    Birth

    Edgar Allan Poe was born on 19 Jan, 1809. He was born in Boston and was the second son for two actors.
  • Father's Abandonment

    Father's Abandonment

    Edgar's father, David Poe Jr., left the family a year after Edgar's birth.
  • Mother's Death

    Mother's Death

    by the age of two, Edgar lost him mother and was abandoned by his father which i think is one of the reasons for him to have such gloomy settings in his stories.
  • Movement

    Movement

    Edgar was taken by his uncle and was spoiled and agreesivlsy raised
  • Sailing To Britian

    Sailing To Britian

    Edgar was sent to a grammar school in britian.
  • Back Home

    Back Home

    Edgar moved back home with Allan.
  • College Enrollment

    College Enrollment

    Edgar enrolled to the Univirsity of Virginia to study ancient and modern languages.

  • Dropping Out

    Edgar left college and went to Boston due to gambling issues.
  • Army Enlisting

    Army Enlisting

    Edgar enlisted in the United States Army as a private faking his name and age.
  • First Publishment

    First Publishment

    Edgar published his first book , no more the fifty copies, "By a Bostonian"
  • Discharge

    Discharge

    Edgar was finally discharched of the army and started focusing on his writing while living with relatives
  • 2nd Book Publishment

    2nd Book Publishment

    The second book "Al Araaf" was published
  • New Position

    New Position

    Edgar became the assistan editor of the periodic
  • Death of Poe

    Death of Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe was announced dead due to an unknown reason.