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Readers mark 176 years since Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death
Original: We lost Edgar Allan Poe, in mysterious circumstances, on this day, in 1849. He was just forty years old. I've been readi
Readers are commemorating the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's death on 7 October 1849, when the writer died in Baltimore at just forty years old under circumstances that remain unexplained. Fans are sharing memories of reading his stories since childhood, noting they have now been reading and rereading Poe for longer than he was alive.
Why now: It is the anniversary of Poe's death, prompting annual tributes from readers.
Evidence
- We lost Edgar Allan Poe, in mysterious circumstances, on this day, in 1849. He was just forty years old. I've been reading Poe since I was about 12, he's like an old friend. This also means, rather scarily, that I have now been reading & re-reading Poe for more years than he… · LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot · 2
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