On Oct. 3, 1849, American poet Edgar Allan ... he could not. Poe’s binge drinking was likely what caused his death, though no one knows for sure. After his cousin-wife died of tuberculosis ...

To borrow a current idiom, Edgar Allan Poe was a lot ... “The Masque of the Red Death.” “Poe follows in nobody’s track,” one ...

The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is located ... The home was occupied by Poe, his wife Virginia, his mother-in-law, Muddy, and their cat Catterina. In addition to showcasing the family ...