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Questions:
1. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died on Sunday, October 7, 1849. (poestories.com)
3. Alcohol, rabies, syphilis, diabetes, and enzyme deficiency are all speculated to be the cause of Poe's death. (world-class-poetry.com)
4. Poe called Virginia(Richmond, to be exact) his home according to the Edgar Allan Poe Museum. (poemuseum.org)
6. West Point expelled Poe in 1831. (eapoe.org)
7. Poe married his cousin Virginia, who at the time was thirteen years old. (eapoe.org)
8. I think that back then, it would've been considered normal, but put into today's society it's rather gross. He was over twice her age and they were cousins, but, like I said, things were different back in 1836.
9. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" is the first modern detective story. (eapoe.org)
10. "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" were published in 1834. (poemuseum.org)
11. "The Raven" was published on January 29, 1845. (eapoe.org)
14. I signed the guestbook...you can see it at this link: http://poestories.com/guestbook.php
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