Edgar Allan Poe by Zask Shadowens

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Edgar Allan Poe

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

POE WAS BORN:

On January 19, 1809 in Boston, Ma.

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POES MOTHER

Poes mother died of tuberculosis when poe was 2

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POE WENT WITH FOSTER PARENTS

They were John and Francis allan

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POE WENT TO A BORDING SCHOOL

School of mr. William Ewing

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POE ATTENDED:

The university of Virginia

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POE PUBLISHED:

Tamerlane & other poems In 1829

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POE ENTERED

West Point in 1830

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POE GOT KICKED

Out of west point

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IN 1835

Poe got an editors job at the messenger

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POE MARRIED

His cousin Virginia in 1835

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VIRGINIA

Was 13 years old when they got married

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POE MOVES

Poe moved to New York in 1837

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HE COULDN'T FIND WORK

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1841

He wrote the first detective story: murders in the Rue Morgue

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1845

Poe published The Raven

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1847

Virginia dies of tuberculosis

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1448-1449

Poe becomes engaged to Elmira Royster

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POE DIED

He dies on January 19, 1449

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LAST WORDS

His last words were: "lord help my poor soul."

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DEATH

One of the theories of his death was alcohol.

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