query: what was the cause of death for edgar allan poe?

title: Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: and she and Edgar rekindled their relationship and arranged for a wedding. Before they marry, Edgar disappeared for five days. He showed up miles from where he was last seen. He was soaking wet, confused and disheveled. Edgar was taken to a doctor, where they declared that it was only a matter of time until he succumbed to his illness. The play ended with the death of Edgar Allan Poe. Although the cause of his death was not stated, it is hinted that he died from tuberculosis. Following an 11-week run of "Nevermore" Off-Broadway at New World Stages from January

text: sick, and depressed, in bed. One night, Edgar woke to hear his mother coughing; Eliza Poe later died of tuberculosis. The three Poe children were split up from each other and sent off to new homes. Edgar went to live at the Allan household, and was greeted by the housekeeper Nancy Valentine. She told Edgar about the Allans, presently away for a few days. Finally the Allans, Fanny and Jock, arrived home. They'd adopted Edgar because of their love for Eliza Poe and theatre in general. Fanny had wished to adopt all of the children, but Jock Allan would only

text: Edgar scored a position through the publisher Rufus Griswold, and his poems began to appear in magazines. Edgar married Sissy, and slowly gained fame for his writing. Jealous of Edgar Allan Poe, Rufus Griswold spread a rumor about Edgar having an affair with a wealthy lady. Because of this rumor, Edgar’s reputation plummeted, and he lost his job. His wife Sissy became ill with tuberculosis, throwing Edgar into depression and alcoholism. Sissy died, and Edgar Allan Poe was left alone. One night, Edgar planned to poison himself, but was visited by his old love, Elmira Royster. Her husband had died,

text: unwelcoming to Edgar, and he moved to the streets. Soon, Edgar came in contact with his brother Henry, who was living with their Aunt Muddy Clemm, another unfortunate Poe. Edgar, Henry and Rosalie reunited, and made plans for the future. One night, Edgar heard his brother Henry coughing, and like his mother, William Henry Leonard Poe died from tuberculosis. Rosalie Poe left, to a school for "girls in need of moral disposition". Aunt Muddy Clemm had a daughter, Virginia Clemm, also known as Sissy. Sissy had been away at boarding school, but became close friends with Edgar Allan Poe. Soon

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: were performing in 1809. His father abandoned their family in 1810, and his mother died a year later from consumption (pulmonary tuberculosis). Poe was then taken into the home of John Allan, a successful Scottish merchant in Richmond, Virginia who dealt in a variety of goods, including tobacco, cloth, wheat, tombstones, and slaves. The Allans served as a foster family and gave him the name "Edgar Allan Poe", though they never formally adopted him. The Allan family had Poe baptized in the Episcopal Church in 1812. John Allan alternately spoiled and aggressively disciplined his foster son. The family sailed to

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: produce his own journal "The Penn" (later renamed "The Stylus"), though he died before it could be produced. Poe died in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, at age 40; the cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, "brain congestion", cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other agents. Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: re-written a number of Poe's letters that were included in his "Memoir of the Author". By then, Griswold's depiction of Poe was entrenched in the mind of the public, both in America and around the world, and this distorted image of the author has become part of the Poe legend despite attempts to dispel it. Death of Edgar Allan Poe The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1849, has remained mysterious, the circumstances leading up to it are uncertain and the cause of death is disputed. On October 3, the American author was found delirious in Baltimore, Maryland,

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: Death of Edgar Allan Poe The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1849, has remained mysterious, the circumstances leading up to it are uncertain and the cause of death is disputed. On October 3, the American author was found delirious in Baltimore, Maryland, "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance", according to the man who found him, Joseph W. Walker. He was taken to the Washington College Hospital, where he died at 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 7. He was 40 years old. Poe was never coherent enough to explain how he came to be

text: 14, 2015 to March 29, 2015, the cast recording of "Nevermore" was released by Broadway Records on June 16, 2015 entitled "Nevermore - The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [2 CD set]". "Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe" was the winner of seven Sterling Awards in 2009, including: Additionally, "Nevermore" received two Betty Mitchell Awards in 2011: Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, is a musical that was written, composed, and

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: cause of Poe's death, a form of electoral fraud in which citizens were forced to vote for a particular candidate, sometimes leading to violence and even murder. The day that Edgar Allan Poe was buried, a long obituary appeared in the "New York Tribune" signed "Ludwig". It was soon published throughout the country. The piece began, "Edgar Allan Poe is dead. He died in Baltimore the day before yesterday. This announcement will startle many, but few will be grieved by it." "Ludwig" was soon identified as Rufus Wilmot Griswold, an editor, critic, and anthologist who had borne a grudge against

text: Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, is a musical that was written, composed, and directed by Jonathan Christenson, and designed by Bretta Gerecke. It follows the tragic life of Edgar Allan Poe and the internal struggles he faced which later on inspired his writings. The script contains many references to Edgar Allan Poe's poems and short stories. The majority of the script follows the true events which took place in his life, while other aspects are fictitious. It was originally produced at the Catalyst

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: Evidence of the influence of alcohol is strongly disputed. After Poe's death, Rufus Wilmot Griswold wrote his obituary under the pseudonym "Ludwig". Griswold, who became the literary executor of Poe's estate, was actually a rival of Poe and later published his first full biography, depicting him as a depraved, drunk, drug-addled madman. Much of the evidence for this image of Poe is believed to have been forged by Griswold, and though friends of Poe denounced it, this interpretation had lasting impact. On September 27, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe left Richmond, Virginia, on his way home to New York City. No

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: Other works Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.

title: Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture

text: comics that use only the image of Poe. The 2011 audio play "The Poe Toaster Not Cometh," by Washington Audio Theater, explains the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe by depicting Poe as a vampire who comes to life in modern times and engages in a killing spree in Baltimore. The play seeks to explain the Poe Toaster mystery by suggesting the Poe Toaster is in fact a contemporary of Poe's, surviving through the centuries via occult means. Poe's work has had extensive influence on culture: Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture Edgar Allan Poe has appeared in popular culture

text: Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta and went on to be performed at theatre festivals and theatres across Canada, and to the Barbican Theater in London, and the New Victory Theatre in NYC. The following is the original cast of "Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe". The story began with Edgar Allan Poe’s mother Eliza Poe, a talented traveling actress. She was married to David Poe, who gave up the study of law to follow his wife in the career of theatre. Unlike his wife, however, David often forgot his lines due to stage fright, making him

title: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

text: by the end of the following decade, becoming less of a risk due in part to the increased use of live-in caretakers. In the late 1990s, the cottage was under the care of a graduate student in philology who lived in the basement. In 2007, the proposed Visitors Center for the Cottage and Bronx Historical Society in Poe Park was honored by the New York City Art Commission's 2007 Design Awards. Edgar Allan Poe Cottage The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (or Poe Cottage) is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and

title: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

text: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (or Poe Cottage) is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park. The cottage is a part of the Historic House Trust, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been administered by the Bronx County Historical Society since 1975, and is believed to have been built in 1797. The Poe family—which included

title: Edgar Allan Poe bibliography

text: of "The Raven" in 1845, though it was not a financial success. The publishing industry at the time was a difficult career choice and much of Poe's work was written using themes specifically catered for mass market tastes. This list of collections refers only to those printed during Poe's lifetime with his permission. Modern anthologies are not included. American journals that Edgar Allan Poe was involved with include: Edgar Allan Poe bibliography The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres,

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: earliest surviving home in which Poe lived is in Baltimore, preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. Poe is believed to have lived in the home at the age of 23 when he first lived with Maria Clemm and Virginia (as well as his grandmother and possibly his brother William Henry Leonard Poe). It is open to the public and is also the home of the Edgar Allan Poe Society. Of the several homes that Poe, his wife Virginia, and his mother-in-law Maria rented in Philadelphia, only the last house has survived. The Spring Garden home, where the

title: Edgar Allan Poe Museum (Richmond, Virginia)

text: available for weddings. Edgar Allan Poe Museum (Richmond, Virginia) The Edgar Allan Poe Museum is a museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Though Poe never lived in the building, it serves to commemorate his time living in Richmond. The museum holds one of the world's largest collections of original manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings. The museum also provides an overview of early 19th century Richmond, where Poe lived and worked. The museum features the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe by documenting his accomplishments with

title: Edgar Allan Poe (Maryland attorney general)

text: Edgar Allan Poe (Maryland attorney general) Edgar Allan Poe (September 15, 1871 – November 29, 1961) was Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1911 to 1915. He was born in Baltimore, the son of former Maryland Attorney General John Prentiss Poe. He was named for his second cousin, twice removed, the celebrated author Edgar Allan Poe, who died in 1849. Poe attended Princeton University, where he played varsity football. He was the quarterback of the 1889 team, which finished with a perfect 10–0 record. After that season, Poe was named the quarterback of the very first 1889 College

text: as the Old Stone House. The museum is only blocks away from the sites of Poe's Richmond homes and place of employment, the "Southern Literary Messenger". It is also a few blocks from the grave of his mother Eliza Poe who was buried in Richmond's Church Hill neighborhood, in the graveyard of St John's Church. Poe never lived in this home. Its completion, originally as the "Edgar Allan Poe Shrine", was announced on October 7, 1921: This day... at a first expense of about $20,000, completes the Edgar Allan Poe Shrine, and marks the seventy-second anniversary of the death of

text: Edgar Allan Poe Museum (Richmond, Virginia) The Edgar Allan Poe Museum is a museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Though Poe never lived in the building, it serves to commemorate his time living in Richmond. The museum holds one of the world's largest collections of original manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings. The museum also provides an overview of early 19th century Richmond, where Poe lived and worked. The museum features the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and

title: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

text: the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. Poe Baltimore's Mission Statement includes that the organization "...was created to fund, maintain and interpret The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, and to celebrate the legacy of one of Baltimore’s most famous residents. We are dedicated to maintaining the museum as a vibrant experience for the thousands of visitors who come from around the world each year, and as part of a broader mission of city-wide events and educational opportunities..." Poe Baltimore reopened the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum to the public on October 5, 2013. Poe Baltimore is also working

title: The Death of Poe

text: of the DVD release. The Death of Poe The Death of Poe is a 2006 independent film that tells the tragic story of the mysterious disappearance and death of the American author Edgar Allan Poe. The film is shot mostly in black-and-white with occasional color sequences. After a textual montage summarizing Edgar Allan Poe's life, the film begins in late September 1849 with Poe awakening from a hallucination where he is buried alive. He prepares to take a trip to New York City via a ferry steamboat from Richmond, Virginia, to Baltimore, and from there, another ferry to New York

title: The Death of Poe

text: The Death of Poe The Death of Poe is a 2006 independent film that tells the tragic story of the mysterious disappearance and death of the American author Edgar Allan Poe. The film is shot mostly in black-and-white with occasional color sequences. After a textual montage summarizing Edgar Allan Poe's life, the film begins in late September 1849 with Poe awakening from a hallucination where he is buried alive. He prepares to take a trip to New York City via a ferry steamboat from Richmond, Virginia, to Baltimore, and from there, another ferry to New York City itself. He discusses

text: I while serving as a U.S. Marine Corps second lieutenant in France. Edgar Allan Poe (Maryland attorney general) Edgar Allan Poe (September 15, 1871 – November 29, 1961) was Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1911 to 1915. He was born in Baltimore, the son of former Maryland Attorney General John Prentiss Poe. He was named for his second cousin, twice removed, the celebrated author Edgar Allan Poe, who died in 1849. Poe attended Princeton University, where he played varsity football. He was the quarterback of the 1889 team, which finished with a perfect 10–0 record. After that

title: Edgar Allan Poe and music

text: Edgar Allan Poe and music The influence of Edgar Allan Poe on the art of music has been considerable and long-standing, with the works, life and image of the horror fiction writer and poet inspiring composers and musicians from diverse genres for more than a century. Leon Botstein, conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra—which presented a program of "Tales From Edgar Allan Poe" in 1999—noted that in the realm of classical music, as in literature, Poe's influence was felt more deeply in Europe than in America. André Caplet's "Conte fantastique" for harp and strings, published in 1924 but begun at

title: Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

text: Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a preserved home once rented by American author Edgar Allan Poe, located at 532 N. 7th Street, in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though Poe lived in many houses over several years in Philadelphia (1837 to 1844), it is the only one which still survives. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962. Poe lived in several homes in Philadelphia, including homes on Arch Street, on Sixteenth Street near Locust, and on Coates Street near Twenty-Fifth Street. While living in Philadelphia, Poe published

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: family's Moldavia estate. The oldest standing home in Richmond, the Old Stone House, is in use as the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, though Poe never lived there. The collection includes many items that Poe used during his time with the Allan family, and also features several rare first printings of Poe works. 13 West Range is the dorm room that Poe is believed to have used while studying at the University of Virginia in 1826; it is preserved and available for visits. Its upkeep is now overseen by a group of students and staff known as the Raven Society. The

title: Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture

text: Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture Edgar Allan Poe has appeared in popular culture as a character in books, comics, film, and other media. Besides his works, the legend of Poe himself has fascinated people for generations. His appearances in popular culture often envision him as a sort of "mad genius" or "tormented artist", exploiting his personal struggles. Many depictions of Poe interweave elements of his life with his works, in part due to Poe's frequent use of first-person narrators, suggesting an erroneous assumption that Poe and his characters are identical. This article focuses specifically on the historical Edgar Allan

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: author lived in 1843–1844, is today preserved by the National Park Service as the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. Poe's final home is preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx. In Boston, a commemorative plaque on Boylston Street is several blocks away from the actual location of Poe's birth. The house which was his birthplace at 62 Carver Street no longer exists; also, the street has since been renamed "Charles Street South". A "square" at the intersection of Broadway, Fayette, and Carver Streets had once been named in his honor, but it disappeared when the streets

title: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

text: House. Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, located at 203 North Amity St. in Baltimore, Maryland, is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s. The small unassuming structure, which was opened as a writer's house museum since 1949, is a typical row home. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972. Due to a loss of funding by the city of Baltimore, the Museum closed to the public in October 2012. Poe Baltimore, the Museum's new governing body, reopened the Museum to the public on October 5,

title: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

text: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, located at 203 North Amity St. in Baltimore, Maryland, is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s. The small unassuming structure, which was opened as a writer's house museum since 1949, is a typical row home. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972. Due to a loss of funding by the city of Baltimore, the Museum closed to the public in October 2012. Poe Baltimore, the Museum's new governing body, reopened the Museum to the public on October 5, 2013.

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: in cryptography came from reading "The Gold-Bug" as a child, an interest that he later put to use in deciphering Japan's PURPLE code during World War II. The historical Edgar Allan Poe has appeared as a fictionalized character, often representing the "mad genius" or "tormented artist" and exploiting his personal struggles. Many such depictions also blend in with characters from his stories, suggesting that Poe and his characters share identities. Often, fictional depictions of Poe use his mystery-solving skills in such novels as "The Poe Shadow" by Matthew Pearl. No childhood home of Poe is still standing, including the Allan

title: The Last Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe: The Troy Dossier

text: The Last Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe: The Troy Dossier The Last Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe: The Troy Dossier, is a novel written by Manny Meyers, first published in 1978 by the J.B. Lippencotte Company. It was released as a mass market paperback under the title "The Troy Dossier" by BMI books in 1986. The novel concerns Hollis Beckwith, the superintendent of the nascent New York City Police Department (established in 1845) enlisting the aid of Edgar Allan Poe to solve a pair of murders in 1846. The story is filled with sex and violence, and attempts to stay

title: Edgar Allan Poe House (Lenoir, North Carolina)

text: Edgar Allan Poe House (Lenoir, North Carolina) The Edgar Allan Poe House is a historic home located at Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina USA. The home was built in 1905, and is a two-story Dutch Colonial Revival style house with a gambrel roof and wraparound porch. It was built by a businessman named Edgar Allan Poe, not the famous writer. Lenoir's Poe was a prominent citizen, a builder and an early mayor of Lenoir, which was founded in 1841. It was during an industrial boom of the 1890s that Poe, a native of Dallas, N.C., came to Lenoir in 1893.

title: Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight

text: Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight is a one man play starring John Astin as Edgar Allan Poe. Astin said, of why he wanted to do a play on Poe, "I feel that Poe, through his own tortured existence, gained deep insight into the nature of the universe, along with an intense love and appreciation for life itself. Through this play I want to share that impression with others." The story is told through Poe's eyes, as he narrates his own life to the audience. He tells of his childhood, his time

title: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

text: non-profit project Pennies For Poe: Save the Poe House in Baltimore, the New York City based non-profit theatre company Bedlam Ensemble's staging of "The Delirium of Edgar Allan Poe", and the 2012 film "The Raven". Jeff Jerome, the Museum's curator for more than three decades, was laid off in 2012. According to the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, the Museum was closed on September 28, 2012 with no advance public notice, with plans to reorganize and reopen in 2013. In 2013, a new non-profit organization, Poe Baltimore, was established to serve as the Museum's new governing body and operate

text: Football All-America Team. After Princeton beat Harvard, 41–15, a Harvard man reportedly asked a Princeton alumnus whether Poe was related to the great Edgar Allan Poe. According to the story, "the alumnus looked at him in astonishment and replied, 'He "is" the great Edgar Allan Poe.'" Poe graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1891 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He next attended the University of Maryland School of Law, where he received a law degree in 1893. After traveling for more than a year in Europe, Poe joined his father and brothers in the family's law firm, John P. Poe

title: Edgar Allan Poe House (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

text: it; not the well-known American author Edgar Allan Poe. To avoid confusion, the Fayetteville native is generally referenced as "E. A." in the local area and the historic house museum is known simply as Poe House. It is also referenced as the 1897 Poe House and part of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. Edgar Allan Poe House (Fayetteville, North Carolina) The Edgar Allan "E. A." Poe House is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built between 1896 and 1898, and is a two-story, three-bay frame house with Eastlake Movement / Stick

title: Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight

text: in the military and the troubles he caused while at West Point, his marriage and his struggles to make his mark as a poet, publisher and writer. It is peppered with numerous quotes from many of Poe's works, and also includes a complete recitation of Poe's poem "The Raven". John Astin, as Poe, is the only character on stage throughout the play. Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight is a one man play starring John Astin as Edgar Allan Poe. Astin said, of why he wanted to do a play on Poe,

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: by gambling, and the cost of secondary education for Poe. He attended the University of Virginia but left after a year due to lack of money. Poe quarreled with Allan over the funds for his education and enlisted in the Army in 1827 under an assumed name. It was at this time that his publishing career began, albeit humbly, with the anonymous collection "Tamerlane and Other Poems" (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian". With the death of Frances Allan in 1829, Poe and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement. However, Poe later failed as an officer cadet at West Point, declaring

title: Edgar Allan Poe bibliography

text: Edgar Allan Poe bibliography The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing. These works are generally considered part of the Dark romanticism movement, a literary reaction to Transcendentalism. Poe's writing reflects his literary theories: he disagreed with didacticism and allegory. Meaning in literature, he said in his criticism, should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface; works whose meanings are too obvious cease to

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: were rearranged. In 2009, the intersection of Charles and Boylston Streets (two blocks north of his birthplace) was designated "Edgar Allan Poe Square". In March 2014, fundraising was completed for construction of a permanent memorial sculpture at this location. The winning design by Stefanie Rocknak depicts a life-sized Poe striding against the wind, accompanied by a flying raven; his suitcase lid has fallen open, leaving a "paper trail" of literary works embedded in the sidewalk behind him. The public unveiling on October 5, 2014 was attended by former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky. Other Poe landmarks include a building in

title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

text: Unrest" for the April 1845 issue of the "". This version of the poem is shorter and quite different from its predecessor, and there is no mention of "Helen". Poems by Edgar Allan Poe This article lists all known poems by American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849), listed alphabetically with the date of their authorship in parentheses. An unpublished 9-line poem written circa 1829 for Poe's cousin Elizabeth Rebecca Herring (the acrostic is her first name, spelled out by the first letter of each line). It was never published in Poe's lifetime.

text: strange girl who shared his love of morbid stories. They secretly got engaged, and planned to be married sometime in the future. Edgar promised to write Elmira every day upon leaving for university, which he did. He never received a letter in return from Elmira, because her father hid all of the letters Edgar mailed to her. Possibly because of this, Elmira married another man. Edgar Allan Poe found university difficult and wild, and returned home before finishing his degree. Upon coming home, he found that Jock Allan had remarried and had a child. Jock and his new wife were

title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

text: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe This article lists all known poems by American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849), listed alphabetically with the date of their authorship in parentheses. An unpublished 9-line poem written circa 1829 for Poe's cousin Elizabeth Rebecca Herring (the acrostic is her first name, spelled out by the first letter of each line). It was never published in Poe's lifetime. James H. Whitty discovered the poem and included it in his 1911 anthology of Poe's works under the title "From an Album." It was also published in Thomas Ollive

text: Harold Schechter in a series of novels. Allen J. Hubin, in "AJH Reviews," (Armchair Detective, 12 (1979), 111-117) commented that, although the story itself is not impressive, the character of Poe and the "ambiance of mid-nineteenth century New York" are. The Last Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe: The Troy Dossier The Last Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe: The Troy Dossier, is a novel written by Manny Meyers, first published in 1978 by the J.B. Lippencotte Company. It was released as a mass market paperback under the title "The Troy Dossier" by BMI books in 1986. The novel concerns Hollis Beckwith,

text: easy fodder for critics. He ended up becoming an alcoholic, spending most of his time in the bar. Eliza Poe’s dressing maid helped deliver and raise her children. The oldest was William Henry Leonard Poe, an adventurous boy who collected interesting objects, the most prized being the skull of a cat. The youngest was Rosalie Poe, a somewhat deranged girl. On the darkest, and loneliest, of nights (so the legend goes), Edgar Allan Poe was born. The father disappeared, eventually leaving Eliza to raise three children on her own. Although sometimes she was exuberant, Eliza spent most of her time

text: a lock of his hair. Manuscripts and rare early daguerreotypes and portraits are also exhibited there. The Exhibits Building is devoted to temporary exhibits related to Poe's place in popular culture. One such exhibit was dedicated to the many theories of Poe's death and another featured illustrations of the poem by artist James William Carling. Other recent exhibits include "Poe in Comics", "Poe Face to Face: Early Portraits and Daguerreotypes of Edgar Allan Poe" and "Ratiocination: Poe the Detective". A courtyard area behind the museum includes a garden inspired by Poe's poem "To One in Paradise." This space is also

text: On Oct. 28, 1897, Poe married Eugenia Maude Miller, who was from a well-known family in Caldwell County. The Poes' first house was on Scruggs Street. In 1905, two years after their second child was born, the Poes bought a half acre on Main Street and began construction of their second home. The house remained in the ownership of the Poe family until August 1999. The home was restored by Joel Kincaid. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Edgar Allan Poe House (Lenoir, North Carolina) The Edgar Allan Poe House is a historic

title: The Death of Poe

text: to dispute by showing him early in the film declining offered alcohol several times. Herring becomes more concerned and demands Poe be taken to Washington College Hospital, despite the expense. At the hospital, Dr. John Moran tends to Poe, unable to accurately determine his situation or the cause of his failing health, or how he received his injuries. He muses to his wife, Mrs. Moran, that he does not want to be known as the physician who killed Edgar Allan Poe. Over the next three days, the bedridden Poe is kept in seclusion in a private room as Moran denies

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: dedicated museums today. The Mystery Writers of America present an annual award known as the Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre. He was born Edgar Poe in Boston on January 19, 1809, the second child of English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe Jr. He had an elder brother William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister Rosalie Poe. Their grandfather David Poe Sr. had emigrated from County Cavan, Ireland, to America around the year 1750. Edgar may have been named after a character in William Shakespeare's "King Lear", a play that the couple

title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

text: collection he sent to Sarah Helen Whitman, Poe crossed out the word "Catholic." Choral composer Jonathan Adams included "Hymn" as part of his "Three Songs from Edgar Allan Poe" written for chorus and piano in 1993. The poem "Imitation" was first published in Poe's early collection "Tamerlane and Other Poems". The 20-line poem is made up of rhymed couplets where the speaker likens his youth to a dream as his reality becomes more and more difficult. It has been considered potentially autobiographical, written during deepening strains in Poe's relationship with his foster-father John Allan. After several revisions, this poem evolved

text: new kitten kept bothering him until he'd finally had enough, so he attempted to kill the cat. Fanny was able to interfere, but was shocked at Edgar’s actions. This incident changed Edgar, who began to impress Jock Allan by excelling in sports and school. Fanny Allan slowly went insane, claiming there was an Imp in her head making her want to do strange things like making cuckoo noises. She was sent to an institute for the insane, and died leaping off of the seventeenth floor, possibly in an attempt to "fly the coop". Poe then met Sarah Elmira Royster, a

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: Perhaps softened by his wife's death, John Allan agreed to support Poe's attempt to be discharged in order to receive an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Poe was finally discharged on April 15, 1829, after securing a replacement to finish his enlisted term for him. Before entering West Point, Poe moved back to Baltimore for a time to stay with his widowed aunt Maria Clemm, her daughter Virginia Eliza Clemm (Poe's first cousin), his brother Henry, and his invalid grandmother Elizabeth Cairnes Poe. Meanwhile, Poe published his second book "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems"

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: the Upper West Side where Poe temporarily lived when he first moved to New York. A plaque suggests that Poe wrote "The Raven" here. The bar still stands where legend says that Poe was last seen drinking before his death, in Fell's Point in Baltimore. The drinking establishment is now known as "The Horse You Came In On", and local lore insists that a ghost whom they call "Edgar" haunts the rooms above. Early daguerreotypes of Poe continue to arouse great interest among literary historians. Notable among them are: For decades, every January 19, a bottle of cognac and three

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: reliable evidence exists about Poe's whereabouts until a week later on October 3, when he was found delirious in Baltimore at Ryan's Tavern (sometimes referred to as Gunner's Hall). A printer named Joseph W. Walker sent a letter requesting help from an acquaintance of Poe, Dr. Joseph E. Snodgrass. His letter reads as follows: Dear Sir—There is a gentleman, rather the worse for wear, at Ryan's 4th ward polls, who goes under the cognomen of Edgar A. Poe, and who appears in great distress, & he says he is acquainted with you, and I assure you, he is in need

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: Sergeant Major for Artillery (the highest rank that a noncommissioned officer could achieve); he then sought to end his five-year enlistment early. He revealed his real name and his circumstances to his commanding officer, Lieutenant Howard. Howard would only allow Poe to be discharged if he reconciled with John Allan and wrote a letter to Allan, who was unsympathetic. Several months passed and pleas to Allan were ignored; Allan may not have written to Poe even to make him aware of his foster mother's illness. Frances Allan died on February 28, 1829, and Poe visited the day after her burial.

title: Lycée Edgar-Poe

text: is close to the "Bonne Nouvelle" Paris Métro station. The Lycée Edgar-Poe has been created in 1965 under the name "Cours Edgar-Poe" and has been recognized by the French State the 26 February 1980. Lycée Edgar-Poe The Lycée Edgar-Poe is a private secondary school located in Paris, "2, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière", in the 10th arrondissement, very close to "Le Grand Rex". It is named after the American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). This school is far from the "rue Edgar-Poe" (19th arrondissement of Paris). Its motto is « "L’intérêt pour l’élève développe l’intérêt de l’élève" » ('"The interest for

title: Edgar Allan Poe and music

text: subtitled "rhapsody for narrator and orchestra." The work received its world premiere in Seattle in October, 2014. Edmund Stone was the narrator, and the composer led the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra. The American composer Christopher Rouse based his 2011 symphonic poem "Prospero's Rooms" on the castle of Prince Prospero in "The Masque of the Red Death." The British and American composer Tarik O'Regan uses portions of Poe's poem "Israfel" as the basis of his 2006 composition "The Ecstasies Above" for voices and string quartet. For his influence on other media: For his appearances as a fictional character: Edgar Allan Poe and

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: in this condition. Much of the extant information about the last few days of Poe's life comes from his attending physician, Dr. John Joseph Moran, though his credibility is questionable. Poe was buried after a small funeral at the back of Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, but his remains were moved to a new grave with a larger monument in 1875. The newer monument also marks the burial place of Poe's wife, Virginia, and his mother-in-law, Maria. Theories as to what caused Poe's death include suicide, murder, cholera, hypoglycemia, rabies, syphilis, influenza, and that Poe was a victim of cooping.

text: Edgar Allan Poe House (Fayetteville, North Carolina) The Edgar Allan "E. A." Poe House is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built between 1896 and 1898, and is a two-story, three-bay frame house with Eastlake Movement / Stick Style decorative elements. It features a wraparound porch which is double-tiered in the central bay and graced by delicate sawnwork and turned posts. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the Haymount Historic District. It is named after the successful businessman, politician, and civic leader who built

title: Edgar Allan Poe and music

text: Edgar Allan Poe" for medium high voice and piano in 1986. The song cycle was orchestrated in 1998 with a commission from Jack and Dawn Taylor of Des Moines, Iowa. The Des Moines Symphony premiered the work in 1999 with Robin Roewe, tenor. The poems in the set are: 'Alone', 'Evening Star', Hymn', 'A Dream', and 'To One in Paradise.' Poulsen has also set a letter of Poe, a letter of Maria Clemm, and the valentine poem of Virginia Poe to music. The American conductor and composer Adam Stern wrote a setting of Poe's early poem "Spirits of the Dead",

title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

text: looks warm with a "distant fire" the other stars lack. The poem was influenced by Thomas Moore's poem "While Gazing on the Moon's Light". The poem was not included in Poe's second poetry collection, "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems", and was never re-printed during his lifetime. "Evening Star" was adapted by choral composer Jonathan Adams into his "Three Songs from Edgar Allan Poe" in 1993. Originally titled "Heaven," "Fairy-Land" was written while Poe was at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Poe first offered the poem to Nathaniel Parker Willis, who wrote in an edition of "The

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: in Baltimore in 1829. Poe traveled to West Point and matriculated as a cadet on July 1, 1830. In October 1830, John Allan married his second wife Louisa Patterson. The marriage and bitter quarrels with Poe over the children born to Allan out of affairs led to the foster father finally disowning Poe. Poe decided to leave West Point by purposely getting court-martialed. On February 8, 1831, he was tried for gross neglect of duty and disobedience of orders for refusing to attend formations, classes, or church. Poe tactically pleaded not guilty to induce dismissal, knowing that he would be

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe was born in Boston, the second child of two actors, David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Arnold Hopkins Poe. David Poe abandoned the family in 1810, and Eliza Poe died the following year. Thus orphaned, the child was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but Poe was with them well into young adulthood. Tension developed later as John Allan and Poe repeatedly clashed over debts, including those incurred

title: Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture

text: Poe making appearances in fiction, television, and film. There have been over three-hundred comic book adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's works as of 2008, possibly more than that of any other American writer. Since then, the number of Poe adaptations in comics has exceeded that of any other comparable period. In addition to direct adaptations, a number of comics have taken Poe as a central character or as the inspiration for characters. The list below includes only those comics that feature Poe as a character or the inspiration for a character. It does not include every "cameo" appearance or those

title: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

text: to 1835. The house was rented using pension money that Elizabeth collected thanks to her husband, David Poe Sr., who was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. The home is small and Poe's room on the top floor has a ceiling with a sharp pitch which is six feet high at its tallest point. In the 1930s, homes in the area, including Poe's, were set for demolition to make room for the "Poe Homes" public housing project. The house was purchased by Richard Gimbel and control was given to the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, which opened the

title: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

text: The brick home, then numbered 3 Amity St., and now numbered 203 North Amity Street, is assumed to have been built in 1830 and rented by Poe's aunt Maria Clemm in 1832. Clemm was joined in the home with her ailing mother, Elizabeth Cairnes Poe, and her daughter Virginia Clemm. Edgar Allan Poe moved in with the family in 1833 around the age of 23, after leaving West Point. Virginia was 10 years old at the time; Poe would marry her three years later, though their only public ceremony was in 1836. Poe lived in the house from about 1833

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: temperance movement and found Poe a useful example in his temperance work. However, Snodgrass's writings on the topic have been proven untrustworthy. Moran contradicted Snodgrass by stating in his own 1885 account that Poe did not die under the effect of any intoxicant. Moran claimed that Poe "had not the slightest odor of liquor upon his breath or person". Even so, some newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as "congestion of the brain" or "cerebral inflammation", euphemisms for deaths from disgraceful causes such as alcoholism. In a study of Poe, a psychologist suggested that Poe had dipsomania. Poe's characterization

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: and threatening." Poe was buried in a cheap coffin that lacked handles, a nameplate, cloth lining, or a cushion for his head. On October 10, 2009, Poe received a second funeral in Baltimore. Actors portrayed Poe's contemporaries and other long-dead writers and artists. Each paid their respects and read eulogies adapted from their writings about Poe. The funeral included a replica of Poe's casket and wax cadaver. Poe is buried on the grounds of Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, now part of the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore. Even after his death, he created controversy and mystery.

title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

text: Mabbott's definitive "Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe" in 1969 as "An Acrostic." The poem mentions "Endymion," possibly referring to an 1818 poem by John Keats with that name. The "L. E. L." in the third line may be Letitia Elizabeth Landon, an English artist known for signing her work with those initials. "Zantippe" in line four is actually Xanthippe, wife of Socrates. The spelling of the name was changed to fit the acrostic. This poem is based on stories from the Qur'an, and tells of the afterlife in the place called Al Aaraaf. Poe included it as the major

title: Lycée Edgar-Poe

text: Lycée Edgar-Poe The Lycée Edgar-Poe is a private secondary school located in Paris, "2, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière", in the 10th arrondissement, very close to "Le Grand Rex". It is named after the American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). This school is far from the "rue Edgar-Poe" (19th arrondissement of Paris). Its motto is « "L’intérêt pour l’élève développe l’intérêt de l’élève" » ('"The interest for the student develops the student's interest"). Its director is Mrs Evelyne Clinet. In 2011, it is the first secondary school of Paris and of the Île-de-France region considering the results at the "Baccalauréat". It

title: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

text: Briggs, Thomas Dunn English, Margaret Fuller, and Lewis Gaylord Clark. As their publisher Louis Antoine Godey announced in his "Lady's Book", they would soon "raise some commotion in the literary emporium." The Poe family befriended their neighbors, including the family of John Valentine, and Poe even served as a sponsor for baptism for one of the local boys who was named "Edgar Albert". Poe also became friendly with the faculty at what was then St. John's College, now Fordham University. He found the faculty to be "highly cultivated gentleman and scholars [who] smoked, drank, and played cards like gentleman, and

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: alcohol was his membership in the Sons of Temperance at the time of his death. William Glenn, who administered Poe's pledge, wrote years later that the temperance community had no reason to believe Poe had violated his pledge while in Richmond. Suggestions of a drug overdose have also been proven to be untrue, though it is still often reported. Thomas Dunn English, an admitted enemy of Poe and a trained doctor, insisted that Poe was not a drug user. He wrote: "Had Poe the opium habit when I knew him (before 1846) I should both as a physician and a

text: true to the character and known history of Poe. The plot concerns an attempt to overthrow the United States government. The novel is one of the earliest to engage the historical Edgar Allan Poe as a protagonist in a detective novel. Poe is considered to be the inventor of the classic tropes of detective fiction with his character C. Auguste Dupin, so it is natural that writers would utilize him in their fictions, especially given the recent rise of the historical novel. Many other writers have done this, including Louis Bayard in "The Pale Blue Eye" and true crime writer

title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

text: poem concludes with the author wondering as to whether if their places traded, he could craft a bolder melody from his lyre than Israfil. The poem parallels Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" in the inspiring yet ultimately unfulfilling song of a heavenly muse. Hervey Allen likened Poe himself to Israfil and titled his 1934 biography "Israfil: The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe". The poem was set to music by Oliver King in 1890 and by Leonard Bernstein in his "Songfest" of 1977. First appearing simply as "The Lake" in Poe's 1827 collection "Tamerlane and Other Poems", the amended title appeared

title: The Poe Shadow

text: The Poe Shadow The Poe Shadow is a novel by Matthew Pearl, first published by Random House in 2006. It tells the story of one young lawyer's quest to solve the mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849. It is a work of historical and literary fiction, where some previously unpublished details about the last days of Poe are conveyed through the thoughts and the actions of the main character, along with the generally shared ideas on Poe's death as of the publication date. Baltimore lawyer Quentin Hobson Clark witnesses the somber, simple funeral of Edgar Allan Poe on

text: & Sons. He was appointed as the Deputy State's Attorney for Baltimore in 1900, a position he held until 1903. He also served as deputy city solicitor and as city solicitor for the Baltimore City before being elected as Attorney General of the State of Maryland, a position he held from 1911 to 1915. As city solicitor, he defended an ordinance that would enshrine segregation between blacks and whites in housing. In 1895, Poe married Annie T. McKay, and they had a son, Edgar Allan Poe, Jr. His son, who also graduated from Princeton, was severely wounded in World War

title: Edgar A. Poe Award

text: list of recipients can be found in the article on the WHCA. Edgar A. Poe Award The Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award is a prize for journalistic excellence that is awarded by the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA). The prize, which paid $2500 in 2011, is funded by the New Orleans Times-Picayune in honor of its distinguished correspondent Edgar Allan Poe (1906–1998), a former WHCA president unrelated to the American fiction writer of the same name. The Edgar A. Poe Award is presented at the annual dinner of the WHCA. The award honors excellence in news coverage of subjects and

title: Edgar A. Poe Award

text: Edgar A. Poe Award The Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award is a prize for journalistic excellence that is awarded by the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA). The prize, which paid $2500 in 2011, is funded by the New Orleans Times-Picayune in honor of its distinguished correspondent Edgar Allan Poe (1906–1998), a former WHCA president unrelated to the American fiction writer of the same name. The Edgar A. Poe Award is presented at the annual dinner of the WHCA. The award honors excellence in news coverage of subjects and events of significant national or regional importance to the American people. A

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: he may have been referring to Sarah Elmira Royster, to whom he had recently proposed. He did not know what had happened to his trunk of belongings which, it transpired, had been left behind at the Swan Tavern in Richmond. Moran reported that Poe's final words were, "Lord, help my poor soul" before dying on October 7, 1849. Because Poe did not have visitors, Moran was probably the only person to see the author in his last days. Even so, his credibility has been questioned repeatedly, if not considered altogether untrustworthy. Throughout the years after Poe's death, his story changed

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: alcohol, but these rules were generally ignored. Jefferson had enacted a system of student self-government, allowing students to choose their own studies, make their own arrangements for boarding, and report all wrongdoing to the faculty. The unique system was still in chaos, and there was a high dropout rate. During his time there, Poe lost touch with Royster and also became estranged from his foster father over gambling debts. Poe claimed that Allan had not given him sufficient money to register for classes, purchase texts, and procure and furnish a dormitory. Allan did send additional money and clothes, but Poe's

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: the name "Reynolds" on the night before his death, though no one has ever been able to identify the person to whom he referred. One possibility is that he was recalling an encounter with Jeremiah N. Reynolds, a newspaper editor and explorer who may have inspired the novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket". Another possibility is Henry R. Reynolds, one of the judges overseeing the Fourth Ward Polls at Ryan's Tavern, who may have met Poe on Election Day. Poe may have instead been calling for "Herring", as the author had an uncle-in-law in Baltimore named Henry

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: made little money from it and it received mixed reviews. Poe left "Burton's" after about a year and found a position as assistant at "Graham's Magazine". In June 1840, Poe published a prospectus announcing his intentions to start his own journal called "The Stylus". Originally, Poe intended to call the journal "The Penn", as it would have been based in Philadelphia. In the June 6, 1840 issue of Philadelphia's "Saturday Evening Post", Poe bought advertising space for his prospectus: ""Prospectus of the Penn Magazine, a Monthly Literary journal to be edited and published in the city of Philadelphia by Edgar

title: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

text: in conjunction with the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore. The Poe House is a story two-bay brick structure with a gabled metal roof. The front door is on the left side of the west elevation, at the top of a wood stoop. The house is flanked on the north by a contiguous building; the south elevation is windowless. A single gabled dormer is centered in the west roof. To the rear a two-story ell projects from the south side of the main block. Its shed roof slopes to the north. The house sits on the western edge of an

title: Edgar Allan Poe

text: Britain in 1815, and Poe attended the grammar school for a short period in Irvine, Scotland (where John Allan was born) before rejoining the family in London in 1816. There he studied at a boarding school in Chelsea until summer 1817. He was subsequently entered at the Reverend John Bransby's Manor House School at Stoke Newington, then a suburb north of London. Poe moved with the Allans back to Richmond, Virginia in 1820. In 1824, Poe served as the lieutenant of the Richmond youth honor guard as Richmond celebrated the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette. In March 1825, John

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: Wilmot Griswold, a former colleague and acquaintance of Poe. Even while Poe was still alive, Griswold had engaged in character assassination. Much of his characterization in the obituary was lifted almost verbatim from that of the fictitious Francis Vivian in "The Caxtons" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The obituary quickly became the standard characterization of Poe. Griswold also claimed that Poe had asked him to be his literary executor. He had served as an agent for several American authors, but it is unclear whether Poe appointed him to be the executor or whether Griswold became executor through a trick or a mistake

title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

text: There is a death of the body that is silence, the speaker says, that should not be mourned. He does, however, warn against the silent death of the soul. The poem that would become "The Sleeper" went through many revised versions. First, in the 1831 collection "Poems of Edgar A. Poe", it appeared with 74 lines as "Irene." It was 60 lines when it was printed in the Philadelphia "Saturday Courier" on May 22, 1841. Poe considered it one of his best compositions, according to a note he sent to fellow author James Russell Lowell in 1844. Like many of

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: shoes run down at the heels, and an old straw hat". Poe was never coherent long enough to explain how he came to be in this condition, and it is believed the clothes he was wearing were not his own, not least because wearing shabby clothes was out of character for Poe. Moran cared for Poe at the for-profit Washington College Hospital on Broadway and Fayette Street. He was denied any visitors and was confined in a prison-like room with barred windows in a section of the building reserved for drunk people. Poe is said to have repeatedly called out

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: man of observation, have discovered it during his frequent visits to my rooms, my visits at his house, and our meetings elsewhere – I saw no signs of it and believe the charge to be a baseless slander." Numerous other causes of death have been proposed over the years, including several forms of rare brain disease or a brain tumor, diabetes, various types of enzyme deficiency, syphilis, apoplexy, delirium tremens, epilepsy and meningeal inflammation. A doctor named John W. Francis examined Poe in May 1848 and believed he had heart disease, which Poe later denied. A 2006 test of a

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: shanghaied, drugged, and used as a pawn to vote for a political party at multiple locations. Cooping had become the standard explanation for Poe's death in most of his biographies for several decades, though his status in Baltimore may have made him too recognizable for this scam to have worked. More recently, analysis suggesting that Poe's death resulted from rabies has been presented. Poe's funeral was a simple one, held at 4 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 1849. Few people attended the ceremony. Poe's uncle, Henry Herring, provided a simple mahogany coffin, and a cousin, Neilson Poe, supplied the hearse.

text: allow the one to be "fostered", not "adopted". Edgar feared Jock Allan, not just because the man was blind in one eye, but because Jock was bitter and disregarding towards the lad. Fanny Allan won Edgar’s love, as she brought tea and cinnamon toast to Edgar every morning, and presented him with a kitten. One day, after school, Edgar found a mouse, which he showed to his friends. His friends took hold of the mouse and forced Edgar to watch as they grotesquely tortured it. Horrified, Edgar ran home and sat on his bed, overflowing with anger and despair. His

title: The Death of Poe

text: has ever enjoyed reading (or watching films based on) the words of Edgar Allan Poe." DVDTOWN.com managing editor James Plath wrote that Redfield's portrayal "really does bring the character to life," however the production "doesn't have the level of acting or script sophistication to make it play in Peoria . . . or anywhere else where Poe isn't revered." This sentiment was echoed by "DVD Pub Review", who stated that "Mark Redfield has a lot of talent, but it seems that he tries too hard to do too much." Both Plath and "DVD Pub Review" lauded the extensive bonus material

title: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

text: his marriage. "The Divine Right of Kings" is attributed to Edgar Allan Poe, though not fully proven. It appeared in "Graham's Magazine" in October 1845. The "King" of the title is Ellen King, possibly representing Frances Sargent Osgood, to whom the writer pledges his devotion. It was first identified as Poe's in an article on November 21, 1915, using the poem's signature of "P." as evidence. "A Dream" is a lyric poem that first appeared without a title in "Tamerlane and Other Poems" in 1827. The narrator's "dream of joy departed" causes him to confuse the difference between dream and

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: remained popular because many readers assumed that Poe was similar to his fictional characters or were thrilled at the thought of reading the works of an "evil" man. A more accurate biography of Poe did not appear until John Henry Ingram's of 1875. Even so, historians continued to use Griswold's depiction as a model for their own biographies of Poe, including W. H. Davenport in 1880, Thomas R. Slicer in 1909, and Augustus Hopkins Strong in 1916. Many used Poe as a cautionary tale against alcohol and drugs. In 1941, Arthur Hobson Quinn presented evidence that Griswold had forged and

title: Death of Edgar Allan Poe

text: Jeffrey Meyers' assertion that it was hypoglycemia to John Evangelist Walsh's conspiratorial murder plot theory. It has also been suggested that Poe's death might have resulted from suicide related to depression. In 1848, he nearly died from an overdose of laudanum, readily available as a tranquilizer and pain killer. Though it is unclear if this was a true suicide attempt or just a miscalculation on Poe's part, it did not lead to Poe's death a year later. Snodgrass was convinced that Poe died from alcoholism and did a great deal to popularize this idea. He was a supporter of the