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From: World and I
Date: 19991001
Author:Connery, William
The following is an interview with Jeffrey Savoye, secretary and treasurer of the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore.
William Connery: In your personal view, how did Poe die?
Jeffrey Savoye: It seems that the more you study it, the muddier it gets. It reminds me of the Kennedy assassination. New theories come in, while the old ones are not really disproved. Why Poe was wearing a different set of clothes seems the stumbling block for most investigators. And the description of Poe at his death could be accounted for by a weak heart aggravated by drinking. It could also ...
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