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Edgar Allan Poe is Born
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. -
Poe's Sister is born
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, born Rosalie Poe, was best known as the younger sister of American author Edgar Allan Poe.After the deaths of their parents, the children were split up. While Henry lived with family in Baltimore, Maryland, Rosalie and Edgar were placed in the care of adopted families. -
Poe's Parents Die
Poe's father, named David Poe Jr., and his mother, named Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, were touring actors. Both parents died in 1811, and Poe became an orphan before he was 3 years old. -
Poe writes his first poem
"Tamerlane" was Poes's first published poem; however his first written poem is "O Tempora, O Mores", which he wrote around 1825, but was never published in his lifetime. "Tamerlane" is his first published poem in 1827; however he wrote the poem "O, Tempora! O, Mores!" about a year before he wrote "Tamerlane.". -
Poe enlists in the U.S Army and shortly after his first book is published
Tamerlane and Other Poems is the first published work by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The short collection of poems was first published in 1827. Today, it is believed only 12 copies of the collection still exist. Poe abandoned his foster family, the Allans, and moved to Boston to find work in 1827. -
Poe's older brother dies
Edgar Allan Poe's brother died of tuberculosis. Its a long process so it put Edgar in much pain just like his wife Virginia and his foster mother Frances Allan. he died of tuburclosis when he was 24. -
Poe marries his 13 year old cousin, Virginia Clemm
Edgar Allan Poe was 27 when he married his 13 year old cousin Virginia Eliza Clemm. -
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838) is the only complete novel written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym, including shipwreck, mutiny, and cannibalism, before he is saved by the crew of the Jane Guy. -
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
It was published by the Philadelphia firm Lea & Blanchard and released in two volumes. The publisher was willing to print the collection based on the recent success of Poe's story "The Fall of the House of Usher". Even so, Lea & Blanchard would not pay Poe any royalties; his only payment was 20 free copies. Poe had sought Washington Irving to endorse the book, writing to him, "If I could be permitted to add even a word or two from yourself... my fortune would be made". -
Poe publishes the poem, The Raven
"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. -
Poe's wife Virginia dies
Poe's wife, Virginia Clemm Poe, died of tuberculosis in 1847. The death of his wife threw Poe into a deep depression and he returned to drink because of it. It did not affect his writing much, because Poe died shortly thereafter in 1849. Most of his works preceded his wife's death. -
Edgar Allen Poe dies
The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1849, has remained mysterious: the circumstances leading up to it are uncertain and the cause of death is disputed. On October 3, he was found delirious in Baltimore, Maryland.
