Set to embark on a ferry trip around the Northeast, Poe suddenly disappeared, only to be found five days later behind a tavern bar in Baltimore, in an entirely disoriented state of mind. It was as if Poe’s writing, so filled with darkness and intrigue, foreshadowed his own death. The curiosity surrounding Poe’s sudden death has never ended, confusing historians and medical practitioners for over a century.

Sources at drhpod.com