Edgar Allan Poe's Life

Edgar takes leave to see her before her death but was only able to be there at the funeral. By her wishes, he tried to make amends with Mr. Allan whom gets him into West Point

Poe enters the Military academy of West Point, excelling while under its structure. In this time he publishes his next book Al Aaraaf, Tamberlane, and Other Stories.

Poe Leaves West Point by being court-marshaled and decides to pursue his dreams of becoming a writer. He published a couple of poems anonymously around this time but none where that popular.

Henry dies of Tuberculosis becoming the third loved one to die of TB. Henry is not the last or most traumatic by far.

Edgar gets a job working as a editor of the Southern Literary Messenger magazine. This being his first real job besides writing. He publishes critical reviews of others works and some small Poems.

Poe was now 27 and Virginia was only 13 when they got married. This was peculiar not only because of the age but also because of her being his cousin. Still they were the happiest couple together.

While living in Philadelphia now, he gets a job editing a newspaper called the Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. He keeps the job for almost a year.

Poe takes a new job as editor of Graham's Magazine. This magazine publishes his short story Murders in the Rue Morgue a huge success and the first ever detective story.

While singing at the piano She spits up blood, a sigh of TB. Edgar knew that this meant death for his wife. She would get worse over the years.

Poe takes up giving lecturers to pay the bills and becomes very popular. Poe would normally give them to large audiences. Being southern he was accustom to entertaining.

Poe, Wife, and step mother move to New York so that he may get a job at the New York Evening Mirror.

The Raven brought so much success that Poe was able to become the owner of his own magazine; The Broadway Journal. This was a failure from the start but it was a dream of Poe's.

Losing his wife sends Poe on a path of depression that causes him to drink and mope around. He even writes a poem to memorizes her called "Anna Lee"

After some time of morning and drinking Poe decides he needs a partner. He asked Sarah Helen Whitman to marry him, she agreed but only if he gave up drinking. Poe decided to pursue other options.

Poe convinces Elmira Royster Shelton, his childhood sweet heart, to marry him. He even joins a Group to help him with his alcohol dependence. Sadly he does not rid him self of the addiction and he then goes to Baltimore to meet his demise.

After being found in a gutter with someone else's clothes on, Poe is taken to a near by hospital. Edgar Allan Poe dies in the hospital of unknown causes. Right before dying he said, "God help my poor soul." There is much mystery behind Edgar Allan Poe's death; one being that he was involved in some political voting scandal where they dress you as a different person and have you vote multiple times after drugging and poisoning them.
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