![]() In 1838, Poe published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, a tale of a stowaway on a whaling ship and his only novel. ![]() In 1836, he obtained a special license to marry Virginia Clemm, his 13-year-old cousin, who moved with him as he pursued his career in publishing. ![]() After failing to graduate from West Point, Poe began working for several literary journals as a critic and editor, moving from Richmond to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York. That same year, Poe anonymously published Tamerlane and Other Poems, his first collection. He attended the University of Virginia for a year before withdrawing due to a lack of funds, enlisting in the U.S. Raised in Richmond, Virginia by the Allan family of merchants, Poe struggled with gambling addiction and frequently fought with his foster parents over debts. Born in Boston to a family of actors, Poe was abandoned by his father in 1810 before being made an orphan with the death of his mother the following year. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, and editor. ![]()
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