EDGAR A. POE

BORN

• Edgar Poe was born in 1809
• On January 19
• In Boston Massachusetts.

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• His moms name was Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins.

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• She was an actor.

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• When Poe was 2 she died of Tuberculosis.

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• Frances and John Allan took him in.

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• In 1815 he went to Chelsea a boarding school in England.

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• Some years later he went to UOV where he learned his love of poetry.

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• His poems were depressing but great works of art.

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• His sad poems were influenced with his life which was really bad.

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• In 1815 his book dreams was published.

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• 2 years later al Aaraaf was published.

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• In 1830 he joined West Point.
• In 31 he was dishonorably discharged.

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• John Allan dies in 1834 no mention of Edgar was in his will.

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• Poe marries his 13 year old cousin in 1845.

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• His book the murder in the rue morgue was published in 1841

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• In 1845 his book the raven was published.

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• In 1847 Virginia died she was 25.

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• In 1848 he becomes engaged to Sarah Helen Whitman.

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• In 1849 he becomes engaged to Sarah Elmira royster.

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• He never Marries either women.

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• He died on October 3 1849

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• His death is still a mystery.
• Some say his alcoholic behavior killed him.
• A few say he died of rabies.