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Edgar Allan Poe is Born
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts -
Poes sister is born.
Rosalie Poe, was best known as the younger sister of American author Edgar Allan Poe. -
Poes parents die.
The legend that either or both of Poe's parents died in the Richmond Theater fire -
Poe writes his first poem.
Edgar Allan Poe's Poems, Short Stories and Books. Poe self-published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, in 1827. ... A writer on the rise, he won a literary prize in 1843 for "The Gold Bug," a suspenseful tale of secret codes and hunting treasure. -
Poes first book is published
18 years old.
Poe drops out of school because John Allan won't give him any money. Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems". Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army. -
Poes older brother dies
William Henry Leonard Poe, often referred to as Henry Poe,was a sailor, amateur poet and the older brother of Edgar Allan Poe and Rosalie Poe. After the death of their parents, the three Poe children were split up: Henry lived with family in Baltimore, Maryland, while Edgar and Rosalie -
Poe marries.
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe was the wife of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. -
Poe writes his first novel.
Poe is most often remembered for his short fiction, his first love as a writer was poetry, which he began writing during his adolescence. -
Poes story collection.
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840. -
Poem The Raven Published
Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem “The Raven,” beginning “Once upon a midnight dreary,” is published on this day in the New York Evening Mirror. -
Poes wife Dies
Virginia Clemm Poe died the following day, January 30, 1847 at age 24 in the cottage's first floor bedroom. Poe literally collapsed at Virginia's bedside the moment she stopped breathing. Not surprisingly, he became sick for months, suffering from depression and an irregular heartbeat. -
Edgar Allen Poe Dies
The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1849, has remained mysterious: the circumstances leading up to it are uncertain and the cause of death is disputed. On October 3, he was found delirious in Baltimore, Maryland, "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance", according to the man who found him, ...
