Edgar Allan Poe’s literary life By Jaedonva 1827 Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems". 1832 Poe submits a number of stories to magazines but they are rejected. 1834 Poe writes “Bernice” 1838 Poe writes “Legeia” 1839 Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher". 1839 "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque", Poe's first volume of short stories, is published. 1840 Poe writes "The Man of the Crowd". 1841 Poe writes "Eleorora". Poe writes "A Descent into the Maelstrom". Poe writes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". 1842 Poe writes "The Mystery of Marie Roget". Poe writes "The Oval Portrait". Poe writes "The Pit and the Pendulum". Poe writes "The Tell-Tale Heart". 1843 Poe writes "The Black Cat". Poe wins a hundred dollar prize for "The Gold Bug". 1844 Poe writes "The Purloined Letter". Poe writes "The Premature Burial". 1845 Poe writes "The Raven". Poe writes "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". Poe writes "The Imp of the Perverse". Poe writes "Some Words with a Mummy". 1846 Poe writes "The Cask of Amontillado". Poe writes "The Philosophy of Composition". 1848 Poe writes "The Poetic Principle". 1849 Poe writes "Hop-Frog".
