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Poe's sister was born
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His father left the family early in Poe's life, and his mother passed away from tuberculosis when he was only three.
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At 15 he wrote the poem " Last night, with many cares and toils oppes'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest"
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Shortly after he published his first book tamerlane and Other poems
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his older brother died
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Edgar allan poe is married to his 13 year old cousin, Virgina Clemm
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Poe's first novel he wrote was called 'the Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym'
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The Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes
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"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student,
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Virginia married the 27-year-old Edgar when she was 13 years old, and contracted tuberculosis when she was 19, eventually dying at 24
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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
