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Virginia Eliza Poe (née Clemm; August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847) was the wife of the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27.
Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre.
After that season, Poe was named the quarterback of the 1889 College Football All-America Team—the first such team selected. [2] After Princeton beat Harvard, 41-15, a Harvard man reportedly asked a Princeton alumnus whether Poe was related to the great Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, poet and literary critic. ... However, love was also an important aspect of Poe’s life. After all, he did marry his first cousin ...
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), American writer and critic, and his first cousin, Virginia Clemm (1822–1847) [45] John J. Pettus (1813–1867), 23rd Governor of Mississippi , and his first cousin, Permelia Virginia Winston [ citation needed ]
Neilson was a cousin of the poet, Edgar Allan Poe. His wife, Josephine E. Clemm was a half-sister of the poet's wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. In a letter to mutual acquaintance Joseph Snodgrass, Edgar referred to his cousin Neilson: "I believe him to be the bitterest enemy I have in the world.
For 174 years, the world has wondered exactly what—or who—caused author Edgar Allan Poe’s tragic, untimely death in 1849. Is the true answer close at last? For 174 years, the world has ...
A poet at first, Poe began publishing short horror stories in the early 1830s, with standouts like “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “Masque of the Red Death,” “The Black Cat,” “The Pit and the ...