Edgan Allan Poe died in 1849, he died when he 40 years old. No one know how he died after he died some people knew he's a great writer. Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, his father abandoned the family when he was 2 years old, and Mr. Allan adopted Poe, and moved to England. In 1820 they returned Mr. Allan grew meaner and meaner, Poe fell in love with his neighbor named Elmira Koyster, because Elmira Royster thought Poe didn’t love her anymore, so she married another man, Poe's heart broke because he loved Elmira Royster but she got married. Poe wrote a poem for Elmira Roster about lost love. Later on Poe married with Muddy's daughter named Virginia, Poe was 27, Virginia was 13. Poe was criticizing and reviewing after author's work, that made him enemies. Poe lost one job after another, they got poor and poor, and they burned their furniture to keep them warm. Virginia died when she was 24, after his wife Virginia's death, Poe got a plan, he found a rich woman to marry, a week later he died. One effect that alcohol had on Poe is it injured his physical health another effect drugs had on poe is help him in writing and promote imagination.