First in New York City (1837), then in Philadelphia (1838-44), and again in New York (1844-49), Poe tried to break into literary journalism, but with only :) success. He did however, create :) literary theories and demonstrated mastery of the forms he favored--highly musical poems and short prose :). His theory of short fiction can be seen best in Ligeia (1838), the tale Poe :) his finest, and The Fall of the House of Usher (1839), which was to become one of his most famous stories. Whether or not Poe :) the short story, it is certain that he :) the novel of detection. Perhaps his best-known tale in this genre is The Gold Bug (1843), about a search for buried :). The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), The Mystery of Marie Rogêt (1842-1843), and The :) Letter (1844) are regarded as models for the modern mystery, or detective, story. About a dozen of his poems are :) for their :) literary construction and for their :) themes and meters. In The Raven (1845), for example, the :) is overwhelmed by :) and :) of death. Poe's :) manipulation of rhythm and sound is particularly evident in The Bells (1849), a poem that seems to echo with the chiming of metallic instruments, and The Sleeper (1831), which :) the state of :). Lenore (1831) and Annabel Lee (1849) are verse :) on the death of a beautiful young woman.
Many of Poe's tales show excellent plot construction. Such stories include The Pit and the Pendulum (1842), a tale of cruelty and torture; The Tell-Tale Heart (1843), and The Cask of Amontillado (1846), a tale of :).
Virginia's death in January 1847 was a heavy blow, but Poe continued to write and lecture. In the summer of 1849 he returned to Richmond for a visit. After his return home he was found :) on a Baltimore street. It was reported that Poe had died of "congestion of the brain."