In 1849, after a period of heavy drinking, he disappeared for three days. Poe suffered from severe bouts of depression and madness, and he attempted suicide in 1848. Nevertheless, Poe managed to produce a steady stream of reviews, critical essays, poems and short stories. Poe had struggled with a drink and drugs problem, and after the death of his wife these problems became much worse, and were further complicated by poverty and nervous disorder. She burst a blood vessel in 1842, and remained a virtual invalid until her death in 1847. In 1836 he married his 13-year old cousin Virginia Clemm. It was during these years that Poe wrote some of his best-known stories. In 1833 he lived in Baltimore with his father’s sister and won a prize of $50 for a short story. In 1827 he joined the army under an assumed name and in 1830 entered West Point Military Academy, from where he was dismissed the following year for intentional neglect of his duties. This led to a quarrel with John Allan, who refused to pay Poe’s debts and later disowned him. He completed his schooling in the United States and entered the University of Virginia in 1826, but was expelled soon after due to his gambling debts. The family moved to England, and he went to school in Stoke Newington from 1815 – 1820. Poe was raised by a Richmond merchant, John Allan, after the early death of his parents. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 January 1809.
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