Edgar Allan Poe's life

  • Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Father left Poe's family

  • Poe's Mother Died

  • Baptized

  • Went to University of Virginia

    Went to University of Virginia
  • released his first book of poems

  • Dropped out of University

  • enlisted in military

    enlisted in military
  • Released his second book of poems

  • discharged from military

  • Secretly married his 13 yr old cousin, Virginia Clemm

  • Publicly married Virginia Clemm

  • Released The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

  • Became Assistant Editor of Burtons Gentlemans Magazine

    Became Assistant Editor of Burtons Gentlemans Magazine
  • Released Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

  • The publishing of "The Raven"

    The publishing of "The Raven"
  • Moved to a cottage in the Bronx

  • Virginia Died

  • released: Eureka

    released: Eureka
  • Death

    Death