born january 19 th 1809. son of david and elizabeth arnold poe. father died in 1810. mother died...
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Edgar Allan PoeBY: Mike McKeeCreative writing
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Edgar background info
• Born January 19th 1809. • Son of David and Elizabeth Arnold Poe.
• Father died in 1810.
• Mother died December of 1811.
• Foster son of John Allen.
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In 1820 he attended the University of Virginia for only one year.
studied Latin and poetry.
Hobbies included Swimming and acting.
Edgar goes to school
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Enters army
Enlisted into the army as Edgar A. Perry.
At the age of eighteen, stating on the application that he was twenty-two.
Applied to West Point military academy
He soon fell into debt again at West Point.
Neglected the Military duties.
Was discharged from the academy.
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In 1835 he returned to Richmond to work as an editor on the Southern Literary Messenger.
he married his thirteen-year old cousin Virginia
Started his own magazine: The Penn Magazine, later renamed The Stylus.
Mid-life Accomplishments
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In 1843 he was invited to give a lecture in Washington D. C. to promote his magazine.
Edgar appeared at the White House, drunk and ruined the greatest opportunity to support his magazine.
Ruined image
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• His wife Virginia died in January 1847, age 25.
• Departed for a business trip in New York City, 1849 to benefit his Magazine.
• Found drunk and confused on his way their and was taken to the hospital.
• Poe died while in the hospital on October 7th 1849 with his last words, “Lord help my poor soul”
Edgars ending
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Edgars works • A Descent Into the Maelstrum
A PredicamentA Tale Of JerusalemA Tale Of The Ragged MountainsBereniceBon-BonDiddling Considered As One Of The Exact Sciences.Doubtful PoemsEleonoraFour Beasts In One: The Homo-CameleopardHop-FrogHow To Write A Blackwood ArticleKing Pest A Tale Containing an Allegory.Landor`s Cottage A Pendant toLigeiaLionizingLoss of BreathMaelzel`s Chess-PlayerMesmeric RevelationMetzengersteinMorellaMs. Found in a BottleMystificationNarrative of A. Gordon Pym
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Edgars works • Never Bet the Devil Your Head A Tale With a Moral.
Old English PoetryOn Board Balloon "Skylark"Philosophy of FurniturePoems Of Edgar Allan PoePoems Of Later LifePoems of ManhoodPoems of YouthPoetic Principle, TheScenes from "Politan" AN UNPUBLISHED DRAMA.Shadow -A ParableSilence -A FableSome Words With A Mummy.The Angel Of The Odd An Extravaganza.The AssignationThe Balloon- HoaxThe BellsThe Black CatThe Business Man
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Edgars works•
The Cask of AmontilladoThe Colloquy of Monos and UnaThe Conversation or Eiros and CharmionThe Devil in the BelfryThe Domain of ArnheimThe Duc De L`OmeletteThe Facts In The Case Of M. ValdemarThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Gold-BugThe Imp of the PerverseThe Island of the FayThe Landscape GardenThe Man of the CrowdThe Masque of the Red DeathThe Murders In The Rue MorgueThe Mystery of Maria Roget A Sequel to “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”The Oblong BoxThe Oval PortraitThe Pit and the PendulumThe Poetic Principle
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Edgars works• The Premature Burial
The Purloined LetterThe RavenThe SpectaclesThe SphinxThe System of Doctor Tarr and Professor FetherThe Tell-Tale HeartThe Thousand-and-Second Tale of ScheherazadeThe Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans PfaalThou Art the ManThree Sundays in a WeekTo HelenUlalumeVon Kempelen and His DiscoveryWhy the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a SlingWilliam WilsonX-Ing a Paragrab