On Oct. 3, 1849, American poet Edgar Allan ... sober; Poe resigned under duress just a few months later. So, apparently, he could not. Poe’s binge drinking was likely what caused his death ...

“the death, then, of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.” Major support for Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive is provided by the National Endowment for the ...

So pick your favorite theory—it may reveal just as much about you and your preoccupations as it does about the life and death of the enigmatic Edgar Allan Poe.