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\"Edgar_Allan_Poe;_a_Centenary_Tribute_-_frontispiecea\"<\/a>

The frontispiece from Edgar Allan Poe: A Centenary Tribute<\/i>, 1910.<\/p><\/div>\n

On October 3, 1849, a delirious Edgar Allan Poe was found in a Baltimore ditch dressed in clothes that were, reportedly, not his own. He died four days later at Washington Medical College. There are numerous theories, but the exact cause of death remains a mystery, as does his presence in the ditch.<\/p>\n

If Poe interests you, you wish to commemorate him, and you happen to be in New York, be sure to go to the Grolier Club and catch the public exhibition \u201cEvermore: The Persistence of Poe,\u201d which consists of the extensive Edgar Allan Poe Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane. In addition to manuscripts, first editions, personal effects, and letters belonging to the writer, the show has a section devoted to Poe\u2019s portrayals in pop culture, which include everything from John Cusack\u2019s unfortunate turn in 2012\u2019s The Raven<\/em> to the Unemployed Philosophers Guild\u2019s ubiquitous Poe doll. Particularly arresting is a poster for 1944\u2019s The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe<\/em>, a film that was unknown to me. But I rushed home to remedy that at once, and, luckily for all of us, the whole thing\u2019s available on YouTube: <\/p>\n