Edgar Allan Poe was more than a tormented poetic and literary genius ... Perhaps the most unusual perspective is the idea of Poe, a great talent who struggled with alcohol use, as an amiable guy with ...

Related: Christian Bale Investigates a Murder with Help from Edgar Allan Poe in 'The Pale Blue ... death was the apparent overconsumption of alcohol. Poe "engaged in bouts of drinking" especially ...

It’s possible that Edgar Allan Poe may have been killed by nineteenth ... ‘coop’ them up in a room, and feed them alcohol and maybe opium until it’s time to vote,” Jang said.

The lives of great authors often hold as much drama and tragedy as the stories they write. While their works continue to inspire generations, many legendary writers met unfortunate and painful ends.

With “Edgar Allan Poe: A Life” Mr. Kopley ... Repeatedly he swore off alcohol, yet repeatedly he succumbed. Accounts vary (and much remains unknown) as to Poe’s whereabouts shortly before ...

A traveling pop-up speakeasy is coming to Ridgewood in February. Sip on themed cocktails as Poe historians and actors retell his most famous works.

In the annals of American literary culture, few have left as bold a mark as Edgar Allan Poe. In 1841, with the locked-room mystery “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” Poe invented the genre of ...