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Poe's first love was Sarah Elmira Royster to whom Poe was secretly engaged years before he married Virginia Clemm. Sarah's father would not approve of the marriage and began to intercept letters from Poe to her, making her think Poe had forgotten her. She then married Alexander B. Shelton, who died in 1844. After Poe's wife died in 1847, he went back to Sarah and asked her to marry him. At first she declined, but then in August 1849 she accepted. Unfortunately, Poe died on October 7, 1849, before the wedding could take place.
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What was Edgar Allan Poe's first real job?
Edgar Allan Poe's first real job was an editor for a newspaper. Poe got the job because he won a contest for writing a story called, The Manuscript Found in a Bottle" this was in 1835.
Was Edgar Allan Poe related to Benedict Arnold?
This is one of the many rumors (many started by Poe himself) relating to the mythology of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's mother's maiden name was Arnold, and he started the rumor that Benedict Arnold was his grandfather while at West Point, but it is decidedly untrue.
Did Edgar Allan Poe die of a brain tumor?
The true cause of Edgar Allan Poe is still unknown, but it could be because of alcoholism.
Who was Rufus Griswold and what did he have to do with Poes bad reputation after his death?
Rufus Wimot Griswold was a critic who bore a grudge with poe in 1842. He wrote Poe's obituary and later made a memoir of Poe's with false letters trying to make look like a drunk evil man.
Who is the author of Annabel Lee?
Edgar Allan Poe
