illnesses
Poe's wife, mother, and foster mother all died from this.
What is tuberculosis or consumption.
Eliza Poe
Who was Poe's mother.
Poe grew up here.
What is Richmond, VA?
This story may well have been inspired by Poe's loved ones having died of consumption.
What is "The Masque of the Red Death"?
A brain tumor.
What did Jane Stanard die from?
Poe's idealized first crush.
Who was Jane Stanard?
the city of Poe's birth.
What is Boston?
Poe write this while his wife was dying nearby.
What is "The Raven"?
What Poe most likely died from.
What is a brain tumor?
Poe called her Muddy.
Who is Maria Clemm.
Actors
What were Poe's parents?
An orangutan.
What is the murderer in "Murders in the Rue Morgue"?
Was mentally ill for most of her life.
Who was Poe's sister, or Rosalie Poe?
Poe was engaged to her twice.
Who was Elmira Royster Shelton?
He did not want to formally adopt Edgar and completely disinherited him.
Who was John Allan?
Poe invented this genre or type of work.
What is the detective story?