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Edgar Allen Poe`s Biography

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★ Edgar Allan Poe was born in January. 19, 1809, Boston, Mass., U.S
★ Edgar and his brother and sister were orphaned before Edgar`s third birthday and Edgar was taken in to the home of John and Fanny Allen in Richmond, VA. The Allans lived in England for five years (1815-1820) where Edgar also attended school.
★ In 1826 he entered the University of Virginia. Although a good student he was forced to gambling since John Allan did not provide well enough. Allan refused to pay Edgar`s debts and Edgar had to leave the University after only one year.
★ In 1827 Edgar published his first book, ‘Tamerlane and other poems’ anonymously under the signature “By a Bostonian”.
★ Poverty forced him to join the army under the name of Edgar A. Perry,
★ Joined U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1830.
★ Published a book entitled ‘Al Aaraaf’, Tamerlane, and minor poems",(1829)
★ ‘Poems by Edgar A. Poe’ in which his famous poems ‘To Helen’ (another version was published in 1848) and ‘Israfel’ appeared.
★ Moved to Baltimore to live with his aunt, Maria Clemm, and his first cousin Virginia.
★ In 1832 He`s first story, Metzengerstein(later subtitled In Imitation of German) published
★ In 1832 he won a $50 prize for his story ‘MS. Found in a Bottle’ in the Baltimore Saturday Visiter.
★ In 1835 Poe brought his aunt and cousin to Richmond where he worked with Thomas Willis White at the Southern Littearay Messenger.
★ He had Publicly remarried.
★ Married his cousin Virginia, only thirteen years old secretly.
★ Most of Edgar`s work with the Messenger were of a critical nature.
★ Published some literary work such as ‘Berenice’.
★ In 1837 his drinking habits forced White to fire him.
★ Moved around to New York and Philadelphia, trying to establish a name in literary journalism but without any major success.

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