RESEARCH IS GREAT BUT NOT WHEN THE INTERNET AND EVEN BOOKS(!!!) ARE FILLED WITH INACCURATE GARBAGE.
Poor Poe, he wasn't the drunk, shabby, moustached, mad man we picture.
Poor Poe, he wasn't the drunk, shabby, moustached, mad man we picture.
Google 'EDGAR ALLAN POE PORTRAIT' and you'll be flooded with the same image over and over. One(s) taken in his final years (in which he attempted suicide and was at a physical and mental low point in his life.
HE WAS HANDSOME
HE WAS A CAT GUY
HE WAS HANDSOME
HE WAS A CAT GUY
A GENTLEMAN
The photo above is a portrait of Poe, looking much younger and sporting some rather dandy sideburns. Weirdly, if you Google 'Henry Poe' (William Poe, elder sibling of Edgar), THIS is the photo that comes up. All lies! It's Edgar.
Why is everything about Poe so mysterious, twisted or fabricated?
Found this little gem in the depths of the internet whilst looking for some real answers. It's Edgar's hand writing!
And these are some photos of the houses in which Edgar Allan Poe has lived. Did they build into his symbol of the haunted house?
Useful Links:
http://www.eapoe.org/index.htm
http://worldofpoe.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/brother-of-edgar-poe.html
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