This document provides a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, noting key events in his life and career. It describes his early life growing up in Boston and being taken in by the Allans in Virginia. It discusses his marriage to his 13-year old cousin Virginia Clemm, and her early death from tuberculosis. The document also outlines Poe's mastery of gothic literature and invention of the detective genre. It describes the mysterious circumstances of Poe's own death in 1849 in Baltimore at age 40.