Poes Drug and Alcohol Addiction

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Does anyone know of any sites I can find information about Edgar Allan Poe's drug and alchohol addiction leading to his death and the influences it had on his work?

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2003

Answers

maybe you should try www.FDA.com (Famous Drug Addicts) if you cant find it there than i cant help you.

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2003

i dont know of any other sites but you can send me an e-mail and i can get to know you better if u like.

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2003

He was definately an alcoholic, however, to say he was a drug addict is argueable. He did not drink for pleasure, but rather to "erase" his painful memories and less than satisfactory life he had. In his writings, he portrayed many characters as drunk. ie: "The Cask of Amontillado" , "The Angel of the Odd" , "The Man of the Crowd" , "The Narrative of Arthur Gordan Pym", "Hop-Frog", etc...

-- Anonymous, April 13, 2003

i have some saved on my own computer. if you e-mailed me back i can. so e-mail me back and can tell you tons of them.

-- Anonymous, December 03, 2003

what sites?

-- Anonymous, November 03, 2004


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