October 29

Pearl Eugenie Hurlburt (Cissy Chandler) born in Perry, Ohio

July 23

Raymond Thornton Chandler born in Chicago

July 23

Parents divorce; Chandler moves to London with his mother

Fall

Chandler enters Dulwich College

April

Leaves Dulwich Travels to Paris to study French

Moves to Germany to continue language studies

Spring

Returns to England, becomes a naturalized British subject.

Summer

Passes Civil Service Exam, takes job in the Admiralty

December 19

First poem, "The Unknown Love," published in Chambers's Journal

Leaves the Admiralty. Works briefly as a reporter for the London Daily Express.Contributes poems, sketches, essays, and translations to the Westminster Gazette and The Academy