The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe

Explore the life, the legacy and lugubrious last days of Edgar Allan Poe.  Actor, lecturer and Poe expert Alastair Morley Jaques, who has played America’s dark master of the macabre and original literary bad boy on the stage for more than a decade, will present the documented historical facts about Poe’s final hours and discuss some of the leading theories that have been put forth by Poe scholars regarding Poe and his last days.  This is an encore of the History Pub presentation and takes place at the East Bend Library.