Edgar Allan Poe Net Worth

What is Edgar Allan Poe net worth? How much does he earn?

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the oldest writers, poets, editors and critics of literature from America. Edgar is the poet of the 1800s and was born on 19 January 1809 in the US.

We all know that the initial life of the poet was hard enough. But he is considered one of the most influential authors of the 19th century who belongs to America. The writing career of Edgar was very short as he died at the age of 40 in Baltimore in 1849.

Although his career was short and precise, he helped a lot in making the genres like science fiction, macabre tales and detective stories to some extent.

People know that the poet was a genius. And most famous because of his short stories. Still the reason for the sudden death of the poet is unknown. The reasons for the death are many, like addiction to alcohol or maybe it was a suicide.

At the time of his death, Edgar Allan Poe net worth was about $20 Million.

Early Life and Biography

Edgar Allan Poe was born on 19 January 1809 in the US. He was the son of David Poe and

Elizabeth Poe. Both of his parents were actors and there was also a coincidence that both of Poe’s parents died just after three years of his birth. Then the future poet was raised by John Allan and his wife Frances in Virginia.

In 1826, Edgar took admission in the University of Virginia, which was just founded by

Thomas Jefferson. But the education career of Poe was very unfortunate and he got addicted to gambling and alcohol at the same time. Then his foster father refused to pay his university debts. In this regard, Poe was kicked out of the university.

When he got kicked out of the institute, Edgar made his way to Boston somehow in 1827. There he convinced a bookseller to publish his book of poetry which was a short book entitled “Tamerlane and Other Poems”.

Later Poe decided to join the US Army in order to meet his financial expenses. While Poe was in the training academy, he realized that the rules and discipline were not for him. He was unable to pay attention and got kicked out from there too. So at the age of 24, he started his proper career as a writer.

Writing Career Of Edgar Allan Poe

Poet’s career started as a writer in 1831 in Baltimore. When he moved to Baltimore to live with his relatives, he used to write short poetical poems and short stories to get some success.

In the decade of 1830s, Poe took part in some of the writing contests which were held by different newspapers and magazines.

 

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From there Poe was able to win $50 and got fame for his writing skills. Then in 1835, he began to write and publish articles for an influential magazine in Richmond, Virginia in Southern Literary Messenger.

The owner of Messenger was well impressed by the writing skills of Poe and offered him to be an editor. This offer was later accepted by Poe. But this position proved to be unlucky for him. When Edgar returned to Baltimore, he was heavily addicted to alcohol and got fired from the job as well.

Later Poe got married to her cousin Virginia Clemm. And the owner of Messenger asks him to get back and do his job but the condition is to remain sober. But he got fired again due to writing some controversial books which were not allowed.

Summary

Poe is considered to be one of the best literature creators today. His horror and detective short stories were worth reading and these short stories got him fame and wealth.

Edgar Allan Poe net worth was calculated to be about $20 Million at the time of his death.