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SYMHC Classics: Death of Poe

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Edgar Allan Poe's Struggles with Alcohol

This chapter delves into the rough period in Edgar Allan Poe's life, including his wife's illness, his own health issues, and his scandalous affair with a poet named Osgoode. It also covers his publication of various works and his relationships with other women, including an engagement that ended due to his drinking problem. The chapter ends by mentioning Poe's commitment to quitting alcohol.

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