Husband of Virginia Eliza Poe Poe is a variation of Peacock and is derived from pre-seventh-century Old English pea or pawa, from Latin pavo, meaning vain or puffed up with self-importance. In 1835, he married his cousin, Virginia Clemm, who was 13 years old, and moved to Richmond, where he became the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. [131] It is open to the public and is also the home of the Edgar Allan Poe Society. [67] Newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as "congestion of the brain" or "cerebral inflammation", common euphemisms for deaths from disreputable causes such as alcoholism. The letter recounts the Poe name’s German origins, although, “As far back … as we can trace our immediate progenitors, they are Irish,” Poe writes. The piece began, "Edgar Allan Poe is dead. Soon after the father's death, the mother died in abject want in Richmond, leaving her three [102], Poe's early detective fiction tales starring the fictitious C. Auguste Dupin laid the groundwork for future detectives in literature. [93] He disliked didacticism[94] and allegory,[95] though he believed that meaning in literature should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface. Few scholars have noted the connection between Richard Wright and Edgar Allan Poe’s work. [77] Letters that Griswold presented as proof of this depiction of Poe were later revealed as forgeries. He was named for his second cousin, twice removed, the celebrated author Edgar Allan Poe, who died in 1849. "[49] The journal was never produced before Poe's death. Using the name "Edgar A. Perry", he claimed he was 22 years old even though he was 18. [50] He hoped to be appointed to the Custom House in Philadelphia with help from President Tyler's son Robert,[51] an acquaintance of Poe's friend Frederick Thomas. [11] In March 1825, John Allan's uncle[12] and business benefactor William Galt, said to be one of the wealthiest men in Richmond, died and left Allan several acres of real estate. Ahnentafel No: 2. Continue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Eliza_Clemm_Poe. Works with obvious meanings, he wrote, cease to be art. He revealed his real name and his circumstances to his commanding officer, Lieutenant Howard. This is partly because of the negative perception of his personal character and its influence upon his reputation. He had an elder brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister, Rosalie Poe. ... was burned to on Saturday evening by the explosion ot a lamp. Short Story Night is back! In Boston, a plaque hangs near the building where Poe was born once stood. He died 7 October 1849 after a mysterious medical condition that lasted several days prior to his demise. Married 16 May 1836 to Virginia Eliza Clemm, born 15 August 1822 - Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, deceased 30 January 1847 - New York aged 24 years old (Parents : William Clemm †1826 & Maria Poe 1790-1871) Siblings. Half brother of Lieut. He was born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts, the second child of actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe, Jr. Poe tactically pled not guilty to induce dismissal, knowing he would be found guilty. Believed to have been located at 62 Carver Street (now Charles Street), the plaque is possibly in an incorrect location. He was the son of John Poe. "[98] Biographer Joseph Wood Krutch described the essay as "a rather highly ingenious exercise in the art of rationalization". Though it made Poe a household name almost instantly,[58] he was paid only $9 for its publication. John Allan alternately spoiled and aggressively disciplined his foster son. WikiTree is a community of genealogists growing an increasingly-accurate collaborative family tree that's 100% free for … He published numerous articles, stories, and reviews, enhancing his reputation as a trenchant critic that he had established at the Southern Literary Messenger. Maternal Ancestry The young widow whom David Poe married in 1806 had been born in England in the spring of 1787. [88] Poe also reinvented science fiction, responding in his writing to emerging technologies such as hot air balloons in "The Balloon-Hoax". Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Father of Edgar Allan Poe, writer, poet. Biological son of David Poe Jr.; Elizabeth Poe and Elizabeth Poe Foster son of John Allan and Frances Keeling Allan Husband of Virginia Eliza Poe Fiancé of Sarah Elmira Royster Partner of Frances Sargent Osgood Brother of William Henry Leonard Poe and Rosalie MacKenzie Poe Half brother of Lieut. [38] Poe, throughout his attempts to live as a writer, had to repeatedly resort to humiliating pleas for money and other assistance.[39]. Selected list of works Main article: Edgar Allan Poe bibliography Tales, "The Black Cat" "The Cask of Amontillado" "A Descent into the Maelström" "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" "The Fall of the House of Usher" "The Gold-Bug" "Hop-Frog" "Ligeia" "The Masque of the Red Death" "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" "The Oval Portrait" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "The Premature Burial" "The Purloined Letter" "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" "The Tell-Tale Heart", "Al Aaraaf" "Annabel Lee" "The Bells" "The City in the Sea" "The Conqueror Worm" "A Dream Within a Dream" "Eldorado" "Eulalie" "The Haunted Palace" "To Helen" "Lenore" "Tamerlane" "The Raven" "Ulalume", Politian (1835) – Poe's only play The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838) – Poe's only complete novel "The Balloon-Hoax" (1844) – A journalistic hoax printed as a true story "The Philosophy of Composition" (1846) – Essay Eureka: A Prose Poem (1848) – Essay "The Poetic Principle" (1848) – Essay "The Light-House" (1849) – Poe's last incomplete work, http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe http://www.snl.no/Edgar_Allan_Poe http://poecalendar.blogspot.com/ http://www.mysterynet.com/edgar-allan-poe/ http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/eapoe.htm http://www.eapoe.org/ http://www.poemuseum.org/ http://family.seachest.net/individual.php?pid=I159&ged=Riley.GED, Author, Poet. That home, known today as the "Poe Cottage", is on the southeast corner of the Grand Concourse and Kingsbridge Road. His publishing career began humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian". Son of David Poe, Sr. who was born in Ireland (1742-1817) and Elizabeth Cairnes (1756-1835). Research genealogy for Edgar Allan Poe of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, as well as other members of the Poe family, on Ancestry®. (bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson), Burial: Westminster Burial Ground Baltimore Baltimore City Maryland, USA, Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Jan 01, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 822. Frances Allan died on February 28, 1829, and Poe visited the day after her burial. Ahnentafel No: 1. [7] The Allans served as a foster family and gave him the name "Edgar Allan Poe",[8] though they never formally adopted him. Poe was then taken into the home of John Allan, a successful Scottish merchant in Richmond, Virginia, who dealt in a variety of goods including tobacco, cloth, wheat, tombstones, and slaves. Lacking means of support, Poe enlisted in the Army, but had his first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems", published at his expense, and was able to pay off his debts. In reply to: Re: Descendants of Edgar Allan Poe Michelle Banes 6/15/00 I am another of those whose family tradit. [59] It was concurrently published in the American Review: A Whig Journal under the pseudonym "Quarles". [111] Aldous Huxley wrote that Poe's writing "falls into vulgarity" by being "too poetical"—the equivalent of wearing a diamond ring on every finger. Henry Arnold died apparently about 1773. [93] To that end, he believed that the writer should carefully calculate every sentiment and idea. In 1824 Poe served as the lieutenant of the Richmond youth honor guard as Richmond celebrated the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette. Her early death may have inspired some of his writing. There he studied at a boarding school in Chelsea until summer 1817. in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Edgar Allan POE (1809), © Copyright Wikipédia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. [132] Poe's final home is preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx, New York. 23 2. Every January 19, in the early hours of the morning, the person made a toast of cognac to Poe's original grave marker and left three roses. A line of Poes from Virginia seems to be unrelated, although they may share ancestry in the dim mists of Ireland’s past. Poe was promoted to "artificer", an enlisted tradesman who prepared shells for artillery, and had his monthly pay doubled. When he was three years old, his parents died, and he was taken into the home of John Allan, a wealthy merchant in Richmond, Virginia, who renamed him Edgar Allan Poe. [24] Meanwhile, Poe published his second book, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems, in Baltimore in 1829. He had an elder brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister, Rosalie Poe. "[73] "Ludwig" was soon identified as Rufus Wilmot Griswold, an editor, critic and anthologist who had borne a grudge against Poe since 1842. After enlisting in the Army and later failing as an officer's cadet at West Point, Poe parted ways with the Allans. [118] For this reason, he considered it a work of art, not science,[118] but insisted that it was still true[119] and considered it to be his career masterpiece. [36] Despite a booming growth in American periodicals around this time period, fueled in part by new technology, many did not last beyond a few issues[37] and publishers often refused to pay their writers or paid them much later than they promised. After his early attempts at poetry, Poe had turned his attention to prose. [122] In July 1841, Poe had published an essay called "A Few Words on Secret Writing" in Graham's Magazine. Poe Toaster Adding to the mystery surrounding Poe's death, an unknown visitor affectionately referred to as the "Poe Toaster" paid homage to Poe's grave annually beginning in 1949. Brother of William Henry Leonard Poe and Rosalie MacKenzie Poe The Spring Garden home, where the author lived in 1843–1844, is today preserved by the National Park Service as the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. His father abandoned their family in 1810, and his mother died a year later from consumption (pulmonary tuberculosis). Biological son of David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Poe In Baltimore in 1835, he married Virginia Clemm, his 13-year-old cousin. [96] He believed that quality work should be brief and focus on a specific single effect. [61], Other Poe landmarks include a building in the Upper West Side, where Poe temporarily lived when he first moved to New York. The unique system was still in chaos, and there was a high dropout rate. He was subsequently entered at the Reverend John Bransby’s Manor House School at Stoke Newington, then a suburb four miles (6 km) north of London. [75] Griswold's book was denounced by those who knew Poe well,[76] but it became a popularly accepted one. Father: David Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. [61] Biographers and critics often suggest Poe's frequent theme of the "death of a beautiful woman" stems from the repeated loss of women throughout his life, including his wife. Paternal Ancestry David Poe of Baltimore, Maryland, who had left the study of the law in Baltimore to take up a stage career, much against the wishes of his family. [18], Military career Unable to support himself, on May 27, 1827, Poe enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Death of, Jan 19 1809 - Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Oct 7 1849 - Washington College, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American Author, Poet, Editor And Literary Critic, Oct 7 1849 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [101] William Butler Yeats was occasionally critical of Poe and once called him "vulgar". Mother: Elizabeth "Eliza” Arnold. [124], Poe had an influence on cryptography beyond increasing public interest in his lifetime. Edgar's Grandparents: David Poe - Born: 1748 (?) Poe Family Research Site . Father of Edgar Allan Poe — 2nd Generation. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. [62], Increasingly unstable after his wife's death, Poe attempted to court the poet Sarah Helen Whitman, who lived in Providence, Rhode Island. In … Certainly, this is a portrait executed by a fine portrait painter, possibly Thomas Sully. On February 8, 1831, he was tried for gross neglect of duty and disobedience of orders for refusing to attend formations, classes, or church. [21] After serving for two years and attaining the rank of Sergeant Major for Artillery (the highest rank a noncommissioned officer can achieve), Poe sought to end his five-year enlistment early. Edgar may have been named after a character in William Shakespeare's King Lear, a play the couple was performing in 1809. Elizabeth Arnold Poe became mother of Edgar Allan Poe. The compositions were re-workings of famous Poe poems such as "The Bells", but which reflected a new, positive outlook. Allan did send additional money and clothes, but Poe's debts increased. [121], Cryptography Poe had a keen interest in cryptography. It has been questioned, however, if he really followed this system. Edgar Allan Poe (September 15, 1871 – November 29, 1961) was Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1911 to 1915. [126], Poe in popular culture Poe as a character The historical Edgar Allan Poe has appeared as a fictionalized character, often representing the "mad genius" or "tormented artist" and exploiting his personal struggles. In the 1880s, Redon created a series of lithographs titled To Edgar Allan Poe that drew from Poe’s visionary but often disturbed imagery. A printer named Joseph W. Walker sent a letter requesting help to Dr. Joseph E. Snodgrass, an acquaintance of Poe. [46] Poe left Burton's after about a year and found a position as assistant at Graham's Magazine. [127] Many such depictions also blend in with characters from his stories, suggesting Poe and his characters share identities. To Redon, Poe’s stories represented the height of human imagination and also captured the sense of alienation and dislocation at … [104] Poe's work also influenced science fiction, notably Jules Verne, who wrote a sequel to Poe's novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket called An Antarctic Mystery, also known as The Sphinx of the Ice Fields. lp_poems-tales-of-edgar-allen-poe-volume-3_edgar-allan-poe Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4xh8s84h Lineage Technics SL1200MK5 Turntable + Audio-Technica AT95e cartridge > Radio Design Labs EZ-PH1 phono preamp > Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Original-ppi 1200 Pages 5 Ppi 600 Ripping_date 20201007083516 Ripping_operator [25], Poe traveled to West Point and matriculated as a cadet on July 1, 1830. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said, "Each [of Poe's detective stories] is a root from which a whole literature has developed.... Where was the detective story until Poe breathed the breath of life into it? In 1875, a group of local school children donated a grave stone for him. Only 50 copies were printed, and the book received virtually no attention. As the tradition carried on for more than 60 years, it is likely that the "Poe Toaster" was actually several individuals, though the tribute was always the same. His work forced him to move between several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. T. S. Eliot said: "It is difficult for us to read that essay without reflecting that if Poe plotted out his poem with such calculation, he might have taken a little more pains over it: the result hardly does credit to the method. [47], In June 1840, Poe published a prospectus announcing his intentions to start his own journal, The Stylus. She was the daughter of Henry Arnold, and Elizabeth Arnold (born Smith) both actors at the Covent Garden Theatre Royal, London. For example, it is now known that Poe was not a drug addict. His story has not been confirmed,[136] and some details he gave to the press have been pointed out as factually inaccurate. "[106], Like many famous artists, Poe's works have spawned innumerable imitators. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. [55] She only partially recovered. [22], Poe finally was discharged on April 15, 1829, after securing a replacement to finish his enlisted term for him. They may have been expecting verses similar to the satirical ones Poe had been writing about commanding officers. in Ireland; Died Oct. 17, 1818 in Baltimore, MD Elizabeth Cairnes Poe - Born: 1756 in Lancaster Co., PA; Died: July 7, 1835 in Baltimore, MD Children: John Hancock, William, George Washington, David, Jr. (Edgar's Father), Samuel, Maria, Elizabeth [64], Death On October 3, 1849, Poe was found on the streets of Baltimore delirious, "in great distress, and... in need of immediate assistance", according to the man who found him, Joseph W. My paper, a comparative analysis of Wright’s Native Son and Poe’s “Berenice,” traces a lineage of male impotence expressed through acts of male-female violence. [130], The earliest surviving home in which Poe lived is in Baltimore, preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. Corps of Cadets this volume is respectfully dedicated." Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia, but they never formally adopted him. [56] Poe moved to a cottage in the Fordham section of The Bronx, New York. He returned to New York, where he worked briefly at the Evening Mirror before becoming editor of the Broadway Journal and, later, sole owner. The father of Poe was a victim of consumption, as was later his cousin-wife. [107] One interesting trend among imitators of Poe, however, has been claims by clairvoyants or psychics to be "channeling" poems from Poe's spirit. [52] Poe failed to show up for a meeting with Thomas to discuss the appointment in mid-September 1842, claiming to be sick, though Thomas believed he was drunk. Porpora said the claim that the tradition began in 1949 was a hoax in order to raise money and enhance the profile of the church. He had an elder brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister, Rosalie Poe. [26] In October 1830, John Allan married his second wife, Louisa Patterson. Taking up residence with his aunt, Maria Clemm, in Baltimore, he supported himself with writing stories, which he sold to the Philadelphia Saturday Courier and other newspapers. [78], Literary style and themes Genres Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic,[79] a genre he followed to appease the public taste. He was born in Baltimore, the son of former Maryland Attorney General John Prentiss Poe. Edgar Allan Poe’s cause of death is still unclear to this day. Edgar may have been named after a character in William Shakespeare's King Lear, a play the couple was performing in 1809. Poe Genealogy & History. The Allans served as a foster family and gave him the name "Edgar Allan Poe", though they never formally adopted him. Hannah Howes , John Lothrop, Leugia di CEVA , Thomas de SALUCES, Isabelle D'Angoulème , Hugues De Lusignan, {{ 'inscription_v5_lost_params' | translate }}, {{ 'inscription_log_error' | translate }}. Howard would only allow Poe to be discharged if he reconciled with John Allan and wrote a letter to Allan, who was unsympathetic. Griswold depicted Poe as a depraved, drunk, drug-addled madman and included Poe's letters as evidence. The inheritance was estimated at $750,000. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. The dorm room Poe is believed to have used while studying at the University of Virginia in 1826 is preserved and available for visits. Father: David Poe Jr. [128] Often, fictional depictions of Poe use his mystery-solving skills in such novels as The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl. For comic effect, he used irony and ludicrous extravagance, often in an attempt to liberate the reader from cultural conformity. Original data: Bewley, Edmund T.. He had an elder brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister, Rosalie Poe. A plaque suggests that Poe wrote "The Raven" here. [20] Poe's regiment was posted to Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina and traveled by ship on the brig Waltham on November 8, 1827. In January 1845 Poe published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. However, this version of Poe's ancestry was indepently verified and slightly amended by Poe's own cousin John Prentiss Poe, who submitted an account of his own Poe ancestry to John Henry Ingram for his 1880 book "Edgar Allan Poe: his life, letters, and opinions". [4] Edgar may have been named after a character in William Shakespeare's King Lear, a play the couple was performing in 1809. Aestheticism in the works of Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe After presenting aestheticism in the wider European literary context, the aim of this chapter is to illustrate how the principles of aestheticism we discussed reflect in the aesthetic theories of Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe. Actor. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. [53] Though he was promised an appointment, all positions were filled by others. Griswold somehow became Poe's literary executor and attempted to destroy his enemy's reputation after his death. The collection includes many items Poe used during his time with the Allan family and also features several rare first printings of Poe works. [9], The Allan family had Poe baptized in the Episcopal Church in 1812. He remained at the Messenger until January 1837. "[103] The Mystery Writers of America have named their awards for excellence in the genre the "Edgars". Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. maintained through your generous contributions. He had placed a notice of his abilities in the Philadelphia paper Alexander's Weekly (Express) Messenger, inviting submissions of ciphers, which he proceeded to solve. [112], It is believed that only 12 copies of Poe's first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, have survived. [34] The industry was also particularly hurt by the Panic of 1837. Join us as we discuss Edgar Allan Poe’s classic, yet topical, short masterpiece "The Masque of the Red Death.” Featuring an interview with the president of the Poe Studies Association Dr. Amy Branam Armiento, as well as trivia, plenty of laughs, and much more. [80] His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning. [83] He referred to followers of the movement as "Frogpondians" after the pond on Boston Common. [137] For the first year since 1949, the Poe Toaster did not appear on January 19, 2010,[138] leading to local speculation that the Toaster himself may have passed on. Several months passed and pleas to Allan were ignored; Allan may not have written to Poe even to make him aware of his foster mother's illness. [60], The Broadway Journal failed in 1846. II includes Lineage of Edgar Allan Poe (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) Surname: Poe (Source: Our Family Tree) Our Pioneer Ancestors The Day Hendrix/Hendricks Families Including Poe and Allied Lines, Volume 3, Books 1 & 2 (Source: MyHeritage) ($) Poe Genealogy 1849 persons (Source: WikiTree) [48] Originally, Poe intended to call the journal The Penn, as it would have been based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Returning to Baltimore, he was found unconscious on a Baltimore street, and died "of congestion of the brain" according to the local newspapers. Realizing the public interest in the topic, he wrote "The Gold-Bug" incorporating ciphers as part of the story. He moved to New York City, then to Philadelphia and back to New York, each time looking to establish himself in the literary world, but with only moderate success. bonus story. in Boston, Massachusetts, Usa , United States, Died on October 7, 1849 GoFundMe Contact: wpoe@poegen.net . Mother: Elizabeth Cairnes. [28] Poe decided to leave West Point by purposely getting court-martialed. [89], Poe wrote much of his work using themes specifically catered for mass market tastes. It was soon published throughout the country. Members of the Edgar Allan Poe Society in Baltimore helped protect this tradition for decades. Maryland Genealogies, Vol. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. William Henry Leonard Poe 1807-1831; Rosalie Mackenzie Poe 1810-1874 He was born as Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts; he was orphaned young when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. Popular lore states that he died of alcoholism, however, some claim that he died from exposure or from encephalitis. Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Also in 1839, the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque was published in two volumes, though he made little money off of it and it received mixed reviews. One of the most notable of these was Lizzie Doten, who in 1863 published Poems from the Inner Life, in which she claimed to have "received" new compositions by Poe's spirit. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Edgar Allan “Pudge” Poe III (21 Aug 1925–28 Nov 2011), Find a Grave Memorial no. He died in Baltimore the day before yesterday. Poe claimed that Allan had not given him sufficient money to register for classes, purchase texts, and procure and furnish a dormitory. In particular, Poe's suggestions opposed Newtonian principles regarding the density and rotation of planets. John Allan (CSA); Capt William Galt Allan and Patterson Allan [65] He was taken to the Washington College Hospital, where he died on Sunday, October 7, 1849, at 5:00 in the morning. [113], Physics and cosmology Eureka: A Prose Poem, an essay written in 1848, included a cosmological theory that presaged the Big Bang theory by 80 years,[114][115] as well as the first plausible solution to Olbers' paradox. [123] Poe's success in cryptography relied not so much on his knowledge of that field (his method was limited to the simple substitution cryptogram), as on his knowledge of the magazine and newspaper culture. Poe attended the grammar school in Irvine, Scotland (where John Allan was born) for a short period in 1815, before rejoining the family in London in 1816. [17] At some point he started using the pseudonym Henri Le Rennet. The Baltimore Saturday Visiter awarded Poe a prize in October 1833 for his short story "MS. Found in a Bottle". In December 2009, one copy sold at Christie's, New York for $662,500, a record price paid for a work of American literature. Some sources say Poe's final words were "Lord help my poor soul. Indeed, Doyle construed his detective Sherlock Holmes as an intellectual descendant of Holmes, having Watson (who also participates in a lineage offered by the Dupin stories, but of Dupin’s supportive narrator/chronicler and friend) cite Dupin upon first witnessing Holmes’s deductive genius.’‘You remind me of Edgar Allen Poe’s Dupin,’” Watson tells told Sherlock Holmes in their … Poe married his 13-year old cousin, Virginia Clemm. 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