July 1849: Edgar Allan Poe returned to Richmond and became engaged to his childhood romance, Elmira Royster, who was a wealthy widow. ...
Poe Timeline
Poe Continued Writing
1848: Poe wrote philosophical essay “Eureka” and poem “The Bells.” ...
Virginia Clemm Poe Died
January 30th, 1847: Edgar Allan Poe’s wife Virginia died of tuberculosis at the age of 24. In December, Poe published the poem “Ulalume,” a tragic story of a man visiting the grave of his love. ...
Poe Published “The Cask of Amontillado”
November 1846: Edgar Allan Poe, his wife Virginia, and his mother-in-law Maria moved to Fordham New York, an area now a part of the Bronx. Poe published “The Cask of Amontillado” (November) which is a story about a man seeking revenge on his enemy by fatally bricking him up inside a wall. ...