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Edgar Allen Poe~Death Theory

Michael Montgomery
Period 6
11/30/05
Edgar Allen Poe Death Theory


The true cause of the death for famous author and poet Edgar Allen Poe remains largely in debate leaving the question of how it really happened to be answered, but just how much of a mystery is it really? Simply, one of the most popular ideas of his death seems to make the most sense. Poe died of his own destructive behavior involving alcohol, the most important factor in the events that built up towards his ultimate death.
Poe, as a struggling writer and poet at first had not been too successful and because of this, he was left without enough money to get by to comfortably. He lived in an apartment where he nearly froze to death each day and had poor nutrition. Poe was also known to be a bit of an alcoholic and often during any work he got he might show up drunk and informal, costing him much needed work and money. Living under these conditions Poe's own condition slowly dropped as he continued to drink......


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