In Search of Edgar Allan Poe

In Search of Edgar Allan Poe - Part 2

Poe's young wife suffers a fatal disease, compelling him to write "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Raven." He strives to launch a literary magazine, pioneers science fiction, and pens a prose poem about the Universe, but dies tragically at age 40. This part examines Poe's final days.

In Search of Edgar Allan Poe - Part 2

1h 38m

Poe's young wife suffers a fatal disease, compelling him to write "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Raven." He strives to launch a literary magazine, pioneers science fiction, and pens a prose poem about the Universe, but dies tragically at age 40. This part examines Poe's final days.

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