Edgar Allan Poe was an American author who was associated with the Romantic Movement in American literature. He mainly published poetry and short stories. He is considered an early contributor to the science fictionOnline-Literature.com: Edgar Allan Poe - Biography and Works and detective fiction novels.PBS.org: People & Events - Edgar Allan Poe, Detective Fiction, and the Parkman Murder

In March of 2009, the University of Virginia featured a 1842 letter from Poe to his publishers apologizing for his alcohol consumption and subsequent bad behavior in an exhibition. The document was purchased from a private collector.Cleveland.com: U.Va. exhibits Poe letter apologizing for drinking (March 4, 2009)

In addition to literature, Poe was active in the field of cryptography, the study and practice of hiding information within codes. At his request, readers sent cryptograms to Poe and he would publish the solutions. In all, Poe published more than 100 solutions.The Edgar Allan Poe Cryptographic Challenge: Official Site Two puzzles sent in by a Mr. W. B. Tyler were left unsolved until nearly 150 years later. Gil Broza officially solved them on October 13, 2000. never solved, and continue to be a source of mystery today.The Edgar Allan Poe Cryptographic Challenge: Cipher Solved, But Mystery Remains (October 13, 2000)

• January 19, 1809: Born in Boston, Massachusetts

• 1811: adopted by John and Frances Allan

• 1826: enters University of Virginia

• 1827: enlists in United States Army as Edgar A. Perry | publishes Tamerlane and Other Poems

• 1829: Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems

• 1830: enters United States Military Academy at West Point

• 1831: Poems

• 1835: becomes editor of The Southern Literary Messenger

• 1836: secretly marries his 13 year old cousin Virginia Clemm

• 1838: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

• 1839: The Conchologist's First Book | becomes editor of Gentleman's Magazine

• 1840: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

• 1841: becomes editor for Graham's Magazine | Murders in the Rue Morgue

• 1843: Prose Romances

• 1845: "The Raven"

• October 7, 1849: Dies

• IMDb: Edgar Allan Poe Filmography

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1913: The Pit and Pendulum

• 1914: The Murders in Rue Morgue

• 1934: The Black Cat

• 1949: The Fall of the House of Usher

• 1960: The Tell-Tale Heart

• 1964: The Masque of the Red Death

• 1981: Ligeia

• 1990: Buried Alive

• 2001: The Fear

• 2002: Usher

• 2004: The Tell-Tale Heart

• 2007: Masters of Horror-The Black Cat

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