Edgar Allan
Poe was a writer and poet who became noted for his works of horror and insanity.
Death
Poe turned to alcohol after his wife's death, which likely contributed to his own premature death on Oct. 7, 1849.Marriage
Poe married Virginia Eliza Clemm in 1836 when the daughter was particular 13. His fixation on her and her early Passing away in 1847 are echoed in all the more of his drudgery.
Works
Poe's fundamental group of poems, "Tamerlane and Other Poems," was published in 1827. Other works followed over the adjacent two decades, including "The Raven," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Masque of the Red Death."
Mysteries
Among his other contributions to literature, Poe is credited with creating the first detective story: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."
He remains the pre-eminent American practitioner of such works, extremely as helping to set up America's literary name in the mid-19th century.
