? Most widely known for his poems, short stories, and literary criticism.
? He was orphaned and then adopted by John and Fanny Allan.
? They lived in england for five years.
? He insisted on getting his education there, then moving.
? He attended the University of Virginia.
? Ed gambled because his father did not provide well enough.
? He left the University after one year.
? �Tamerlane� and also some of his poems were published in 1827.
? Enlisted into the army in 1928 and did well.
? He dropped out of the army and then went and applied for a cadetship at west point
? He Published a book, this time not anonymously but under Edgar A. Poe.
? After Publishing his book he received money to make another book, he acquired the money from his cadet buddies.
? Aquiring this money enabled him to start publish the next book and leave the cadets.
? He then Moved to Baltimore to live with his aunt.
? For the story MS. Found in a Bottle he won a 50$ prize.
? He married his cousin, who was only thirteen years old.
? He worked at the Baltimore Messenger but after his boss found out of his drinking problems he let him go.
? He wrote �Ligeia� (1839) and The Fall of the House of Usher (1839)
? Later stories include The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) which was sometimes considered his first detective story, and also �The Raven� which was written in 1845.
? �The Raven� symbolized a never ending mournful remembrance, which was basically the mind set of all of his writing.
? In 1847 Edgar�s Cousin/wife Virginia died.
? He took Virginia�s death very hard but he kept writing.
? He still wrote till the day that he died.
? He died October 7th, 1849.