Edgard drops out of school because John Allan wouldn't give him any money
Edgar joins the US Army because he can't support himself
Edgar comes home because Mrs. Allen dies.
Edgar wins a contest because he sent in "Manuscript found in a bottle" One qoute from it is, "a deficiency of imagination has been imputed to me as a crime"
Edgar writes "Ligeia", one qoutes from that is, "That it is of a remotely ancient date cannot be doubted"
