THE TRAGIC LIFE & STRANGE DEATH

OF EDGAR ALLAN POE

 

THE TRAGIC LIFE AND STRANGE DEATH OF EDGAR ALLAN POE

6 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW

 

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EDGAR ALLAN POE 1849 UNKNOWN AUTHOR PUBLIC DOMAIN  PD:PRE-1927 AUTHOR +100< FREE OF KNOWN RESTRICTIONS  

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EDGAR ALLAN POE BIRTHPLACE BOSTON CC BY-SA 3.0 UNPORTED BY SWAMPYANK AT en.wikipedia   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edgar_Allan_Poe_Birthplace_Boston.jpg

 

Eliza Poe. Actress, mother of Edgar Allan Poe LOC PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927 NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eliza_Poe.jpg

 

Composite showing Frances K. Allan, Poe’s foster mother, and Rosalie Poe, his sister. LOC

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University of Virginia Lithograph 1856 (Bohn). PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927 NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:University_of_Virginia_1856_(Bohn)_color.jpg

  

Edgar Allan Poe Southern Literary Messenger 1905 or earlier PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927 NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS

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Trial of Cadet E. A. Poe 1831  PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:WFG US CODE T17 CH1 SEC105 / NARA CoOp PROJECT NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS

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Mrs. Maria Poe Clemm LOC PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927/AUTHOR+70< NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS

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Drawing allegedly of Virginia Clemm Poe Courtesy Lilly Library, IU. PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927/AUTHOR+70< NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS

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Southern Literary Messenger Building in Richmond, Virginia Unknown Author PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927 NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS

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Virginia Poe Unknown Artist. PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927/AUTHOR+70< NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS     https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VirginiaPoe.jpg

 

Sara Elmira Royster Artist Unknown  PUBLIC DOMAIN  FREE OF KNOWN RESTRICTIONS   

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Site of Poe’s Death  CC0 1.0 PUBLIC DOMAIN DEDICATION BALTIMORE HERITAGE

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The Election, 1857. Photograph. Retreived from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/97512421/.

 

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe 1910. PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927 NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS

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PoeGrave-withCognac. GNU Free License 1.2 / CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported BY Midnightdreary

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THE GRAVESITE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE. CC BY-SA 4.0 INTERNATIONAL BY Ben Michalski

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The only known image of the Poe Toaster by Clarygirl977. CC BY-SA 4.0 International by Clarygirl977  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poe-toaster.png

 

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe PUBLIC DOMAIN PD:PRE-1927 NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS

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Edgar Allan Poe Obituary New York Tribune 9 Oct 1849 Signed Ludwig. 

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Rufus Wilmot Griswold by T A Emmet 1880 

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Poe Statue, Baltimore. Photo by Eli Pousson   : CC0 1.0 PUBLIC DOMAIN DEDICATION BALTIMORE HERITAGE

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY & READING SUGGESTIONS:

“POE BIOGRAPHY” THE POE MUSEUM. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://poemuseum.org/poe-biography/

 

GEILING, NATASHA. “THE (STILL) MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EDGAR ALLAN POE. SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE. OCTBER 7, 2014.  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/

 

“THE MYSTERY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE’S DEATH” EDGAR ALLAN POE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. LAST UPDATED: FEBRUARY 24, 2021. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://www.nps.gov/articles/poe-death.htm

 

PANTANO, MICHELA. “THEORIES EVERMORE SURROUNDING EDGAR ALLAN POE’S DEATH. RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!  JANUARY 19, 2021.  ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022.  https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/poes-death-theories/

 

MAGGIE. “VIRGINIA CLEMM”. HISTORY OF AMERICAN WOMEN. AUGUST 10, 2012. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2012/08/virginia-clemm.html

ZAKARIAN, JORDAN. “WHY EDGAR ALLAN POE’S DEATH REMAINS A MYSTERY”. BIOGRAPHY.COM. OCTOBER 6, 2020. ACCESSED 24 JANUARY 2022. https://www.biography.com/news/edgar-allan-poe-death

PRUITT, SARAH “The Riddle of Edgar Allan Poe’s Death”  HISTORY. 26 Oct 2015 Updated 22 August 2018. ACCESSED 1 AUGUST 2022. https://www.history.com/news/how-did-edgar-allan-poe-die

 

Judkis, Maura. “Edgar Allan Poe “toaster’ tradition is no more”. Washington Post. 19 January 2021. ACCESSED 1 August 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/edgar-allan-poe-toaster-tradition-is-no-more/2012/01/19/gIQAOQUBBQ_blog.html

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