BIOGRAPHICAL DATA.

January 19, 1809. Born at Boston, Massachusetts.
December 8, 1811. His mother died at Richmond, Virginia.

[Edgar Poe adopted by Mr. John Allan.]

1816. Brought to Europe, and placed at school in

Stoke Newington.

1821. Returns to the United States.

1822. Placed at school in Richmond, Virginia.

February 1, 1826. Enters University of Virginia.

[Signs matriculation book, 14th February 1836.]

December 15, 1826. Leaves University of Virginia.

1827. "Tamerlane and Other Poems" printed at Boston.

1827. Departs for Europe.

1829. Returns to Richmond, Virginia.

Publishes "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor
Poems," at Baltimore.

1830. Admitted as cadet to West Point Military

Autumn, 1833. Gains prize from Saturday Visiter (Baltimore). December, 1835. Editor of the Southern Literary Messenger (Richmond, Virginia).

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Biographical Data.

1836. Married to his cousin, Virginia Clemm, at Richmond. [Virginia C. born August 13th, 1822.] 1837. Resigns editorship of Southern Literary Messenger. 1837-8. Resides in New York.

1838. "Arthur Gordon Pym" published, New York and London.

1838. Removes to Philadelphia.

1839. Editor of the Gentleman's Magazine, Philadelphia. 1840. "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque ' published, Philadelphia.

1840. "The Conchologist's First Book" published, Philadelphia.

Resigns editorship of Gentleman's Magazine. 1841. Editor of Graham's Magazine, Philadelphia. 1842. Resigns editorship of Graham's Magazine. 1843. Gains $100 prize for "The Gold Bug."

1844. Sub-editor of the Evening Mirror, New York. January 29, 1845. "The Raven" published in Evening Mirror. February 28, 1845. Lectures in New York Historical Society's

March 8,
July,

November 1,

Winter,
December,

room.

Joint-editor of the Broadway Journal.

"Tales" published, New York and London.

Sole-editor of the Broadway Journal.

Proprietor of Broadway Journal.

"The Raven and Other Poems" published,

New York and London.

Lectures at Boston Lyceum.

Broadway Journal disposed of.

1846. "The Literati" begun in Godey's Lady's Book.

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Evening Mirror publishes libel.

"Reply" to libel in Philadelphia Saturday Gazette.

Removes to Fordham.

February 3, 1848. Lectures in New York Historical Society's

Richmond, Virginia, revisited.

Lectures at Lowell, Mass., and Providence, R. I.
Betrothed to Mrs. Whitman.

Engagement with Mrs. Whitman broken off.

1849. Departs for the South.

June 30, Autumn,

October 7,

In Richmond and neighbourhood.

Dies at Baltimore, Maryland.

November 17, 1875. Monument Inaugurated, Baltimore.