The Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe

This biography tells the triumphant and tragic story of Edgar Allan Poe, the poet and master of the macabre. It follows a genius whose literary successes were shadowed by alcoholism, gambling debts, and lost loves. The film traces how his dark imagination and troubled life fed one another. It is an absorbing watch for anyone drawn to literature and the haunted life of one of America's greatest writers. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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