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Edgar A. Poe was born in Boston, on Januasry 19th 1809
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Edgar Allan Poe
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He went with the Allans to Britain. He attended a school in London for five years.
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He returned to America with the Allans.
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He attended the University of Virginia. He studied Languages and he was a good student.
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He left the university. He joined the US Army. He published his first book of poetry.
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He left the Army.
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He was sent to West Point Military Academy in Virginia.
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He was dismissed from West Point.
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He won fifty dollars in a writing competition. The prize was for his short story MS found in a bottle.
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He became the editor of Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond.
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He married his cousin, Virginia Clemm.
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Edgar's novel, The narrative of Athur Gordon Pym was published.
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He wrote The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
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He met the famous English author, Charles Dickens, and talked to him about his work.
The pit and the pendulum
The masque of the red death -
The balck cat was published.
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Poe's most famous poem, The Raven, was published.
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Early in the morning, he said a prayer and died.
