Edgar leaves Richmond on 27 September 1849. Days later, he reappears in Baltimore desperately ill, dressed in clothes that aren’t his own, and unable to explain where he has been.

In the final episode of Poe’s Bros, we follow Edgar through his last days, the mystery surrounding his death, the tiny funeral that followed, and the battle over his reputation after he was gone.

We also look at what became of the people he left behind, and the extraordinary legacy that followed.

Because Edgar’s story did not end in Baltimore.

His legacy lives on. And we will tell his story.

Virginia is gone and Edgar Allan Poe is trying desperately to rebuild his life. But instead of one neat love story, he finds himself caught in a confluence of women, grief and impossible choices.

This week we untangle his whirlwind romance with Sarah Helen Whitman, revisit the unwavering kindness of Frances Osgood, spend a little time on Annie Richmond’s emotional support couch, launch The Stylus, survive one very concerning night in Philadelphia, and finally return to Richmond where Edgar comes face to face with his first love, Elmira Royster.

It’s messy. It’s heartbreaking. And somehow… it all leads to the moment Edgar Allan Poe disappears.

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Virginia is gone. After years of illness, Edgar loses the person who had quietly been at the centre of his world. But grief isn’t the end of his story. It’s the beginning of one of the most chaotic chapters of his life.

In this episode, we follow Edgar through the aftermath of Virginia’s death, his mysterious collapse, a surprising medical diagnosis, the publication of Eureka, and a whirlwind of relationships that have left historians arguing ever since. Because Virginia’s final request was heartbreakingly simple: “Take care of my Eddy.” Unfortunately, everyone had a different idea of what that meant.

New to Poe? Welcome.

Already obsessed? You're among the Bros.