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Unlike most of Poe's poems relating to dying women, "Lenore" implies the possibility of meeting in paradise. [1] The poem may have been Poe's way of dealing with the illness of his wife Virginia. The dead woman's name, however, may have been a reference to Poe's recently dead brother, William Henry Leonard Poe. [2]
Poe rushed to complete the story in time and later admitted that the conclusion was imperfect. [2] Shortly after Poe's story " The Murders in the Rue Morgue " was translated into French without acknowledgment, French readers sought out other works by Poe, of which "A Descent into the Maelström" was amongst the earliest translated.
Poe's funeral was a simple one, held at 4 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 1849, in Baltimore. [37] Few people attended the ceremony. Poe's uncle, Henry Herring, provided a simple mahogany coffin, and a cousin, Neilson Poe, supplied the hearse. [47] Moran's wife made his shroud. [48]