What type of jobs did Edgar Allan Poe and have?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Poe served in the army eventually being discharged as Sergeant Major. Poe was an editor at the Southern Literary Messenger and an assistant editor of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. He also wrote as a critic of other literary works.

Answer 3

Student at the University of Virginia, 1826

U. S. Army, 1827-29

U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 1830-1

Editor for the Southern Literary Messenger, 1835-7

Editor for Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, 1839-40

Editor for Graham's Magazine, 1840-2

He tried to start a magazine called The Stylus and failed.

Editor for New York Evening Mirror, 1844-5

Editor for The Broadway Journal, 1845-6

Of course, he was an author throughout his adult life.

Answer 4

Edgar Allan Poe worked as an editor, literary critic, and writer. He is most widely recognized for his contributions to the Horror and mystery genres through his writings. Poe's notable works include "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher."

Answer 5

He wrote for newspapers and he was a poet and a writer of books.

Answer 6

He was enlisted in the Army, and of course, he was a writer.
He was a writer and a poet
Poetry

Answer 7

he had lots of editorial jobs