in 1831 Edgar Allan Poe's military career was over, his relationship with John Allan had all but collapsed, and the future before him was uncertain.

But before we continue Edgar's story, we're stepping back to meet two people history has largely forgotten.

His siblings.

In Episode 4, we're exploring the lives of William Henry Leonard and Rosalie Poe, two siblings whose stories have been overshadowed by one of literature's greatest names. We'll try to trace their lives after the death of Eliza Poe, the heartbreaking separation of the Poe children, Henry's life as a sailor and Rosalie's quiet existence in Richmond and the very different paths each sibling was forced to walk.

Along the way we'll uncover the remarkable similarities between Edgar and Henry, the mystery surrounding Rosalie's life, and the family that remained quietly woven through Edgar's story, even when history chose not to remember them.

This is the story of the forgotten Poe's

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Long before The Raven, before the literary feuds, and before the world knew his name, Edgar Allan Poe was just young man trying to find his place in it.

In Episode 3, we're following Poe through some of the most formative and turbulent years of his life. We'll explore his romance with Elmira Royster, his troubled relationship with John Allan, his brief time at the University of Virginia, and the debts and disappointments that would alter the course of his future.

Along the way, we'll watch Edgar leave Richmond, publish his book of poetry, enlist in the United States Army under an assumed named, and rise through the ranks before finding himself at West Point, where another chapter of his life would come to abrupt and dramatic end.

This is the story of a young man standing at a crossroads. A poet before he was a legend. A solider before he was and author, and a dreamer trying to become something more than the world expected of him.

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Long before The Raven, the detective stories, and the literary legend, there was simply Edgar.

In Episode 2, we're heading back to Poe's earliest years. We'll explore the brief and turbulent lives of his parents, the tragedy that left him orphaned at the age of two, and the wealthy Richmond family who would change the course of his life forever.

Along the way we'll follow young Edgar from Virginia to England and back again, discovering how loss and privilege shaped the boy who would one day become Edgar Allan Poe.

This is the story of the child before the poet, the dreamer before the legend, and the first chapter in one of literature's most fascinating lives.

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