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What did Edgar Poe die from?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other agents.

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