Timeline about Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe Timeline

2. Edgar Allan Poe is born
Jun 1809
1810
Edgar’s parents
separate
Elizabeth Poe takes the
children
Elizabeth died
Mr. And Ms. Allan
adopted Edgar
1811
1815
Edgar went to school in
England and Scotland

3. Edgar returns to the
United States and
continues his schooling.
Florence Nightingale is
born on May 12, in Italy.
1820
1823
Edgar attends the
academy of William
Burke, succeeds in
athletics.
John Allan inherits a
fortune when his uncle
dies.
John Quincy Adams is
President.
1825
1826
Edgar Allan Poe attends
the University of
Virginia

4. 1827
Poe can't support
himself so he joins the
United States Army.
Poe writes and prints
his first book,
"Tamerlane and other
Poems".
Poe drops out of
school because John
Allan won't give him
any money.

5. 1828
Edgar Poe does
well in the
Army, attains
rank of sergeant
major.
1829
Mrs. Allan dies,
Edgar returns
home.
Poe and John
Allan
temporarily
reconcile their
differences.
Poe applies to
West Point,
John Allan
sponsors him.

6. He published his second book “
Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and minor
poems
1830
1831
He published his third volume of
book.
“To U.S. corps of cadets this
volume is respectfully dedicated.
Edgar submitted a number of
stories to magazines. They were
rejected.
1832

7. A
prize of $50 for the short story “Ms found in a
bottle”
1833
1834
John Allan die and left Edgar nothing in his will.

8. Edgar Allan Poe
marries his cousin,
Virginia Clemm
Sep 22 1835
Dec 1835
Edgar Allan Poe Takes a
Job as Editor of the
Southern Literary
Messenger
Edgar Allan Poe
Publishes First Novel
"The Narrative of
Arthur Gordon Pym“
Jul 1838
1839
"Tales of the Grotesque
and Arabesque" Edgar
Allan Poe's first volume
of short stories is
published

9. Edgar Allan Poe
Becomes Assistant
Editor of Burton's
Gentleman's
Magazine
Jul 1839
Apr 1841
Edgar Allan Poe
Becomes the Editor at
Graham's Magazine
Edgar Allan Poe
Moves to New York
and Works for the
New York Evening
Mirror
Apr 1844
Nov 1844
"Thou Art The Man"
Is Published

10. "The Raven"
appeared in
the Evening
Mirror and became
a popular
sensation.
Jan 29 1845
1846
Poe moved to a
cottage
in Fordham, New
York, in what is
now the Bronx.
Virginia died
there on January
Jan 30 1847
Nov 1848
Poe was
increasingly
unstable after his
wife's death
Poe was found
delirious on the
streets of Baltimore
Oct 7 1849

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