Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, poet, and critic often regarded as the creator of the detective fiction genre, died in Baltimore in 1849 at the age of 40.
Edgar Allan Poe was a writer and critic most known for his dark, enigmatic poems and stories such as "The Raven," "The Black Cat," and "The Tell-Tale Heart." When she was just 13 years old, the pair married in 1836. Virginia died of TB in 1847, at the age of 24 – the same age as Poe's mother and brother. Poe was overwhelmed with sadness after her death, and while he continued to work, he suffered from bad health and financial difficulties until his death in 1849.
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