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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe. Rahib Amin Tuji Angba Josh Riding. The Beginning. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19 th 1809 to Elizabeth and David Poe Poe was born in Boston during the time Thomas Jefferson was President Poe’s mother soon left his father and took Edgar and his two siblings with her

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Edgar Allan Poe

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  1. Edgar Allan Poe RahibAmin TujiAngba Josh Riding

  2. The Beginning • Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th 1809 to Elizabeth and David Poe • Poe was born in Boston during the time Thomas Jefferson was President • Poe’s mother soon left his father and took Edgar and his two siblings with her • When Edgar was two his mother died

  3. The Darkness Begins • The War of 1812 begins • Poe experienced his parent’s divorce and his mother’s death at an early age possibly starting his dark influence • In the wake of his mother’s death Poe is separated from his siblings and sent to live with the Allan family

  4. 1826:Enlists in UVA 1826:Develops a drinking problem 1815: Goes to boarding school in England for 5 years 1826: Begins to struggle financially and his wealthy foster parents offer little help 1826:Drops out of UVA and is soon in debt and struggling to survive

  5. Poe soon joins the army and quickly attains the rank • of Sergeant Major • After one year in the military his foster mother dies • spurring Mr. Allan into a period of compassion and • he helps Edgar get into West Point • Shortly after Mr. Allan’s financial support stops again • leading Edgar to disobey direct orders to get expelled

  6. Early Works • In 1827 “Tamerlane and other Poems” is published • This collection of poems was only 40 pages and received no notable recognition at the time

  7. Trying to survive • After struggling to make any money off his early poems Poe turns to prose • Spends time working for literary journals and periodicals • Gets a few stories in a Philadelphia magazine, and also wins an award for the short story “Ms. Found in a Bottle”

  8. Poe finds Love • In 1835(age of 26) Edgar marries his 13 year old cousin • Poe moves to Richmond and works at the Southern Literary Messenger for two years • Despite hugely growing the paper Poe was not making enough money and left the paper to move to NY in 1837

  9. Poe find his niche • In 1838 Poe moves to Philadelphia and began writing poems and short stories • In 1839 "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque“ is published • Poe then goes to work for Graham’s Magazine and grows circulation 5,000 to 35,000 in 2 years and then leaves to start his own magazine

  10. Once again unemployed • Upon leaving Grahams Poe announces his intention to start his own magazine The Stylus • Poe is never succesful in starting the magazine • In the next few years he writes “The Gold Bug” and “The Raven” • Both of these sell well, but still make barely enough for Poe’s family to survive • In 1847 Virginia dies from tuberculosis

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