Abnormal mental states result of heredity, 3, 11, 92;115; as exhibited
by Poe, 82, 83, 93, 96-102.
Adams' family mentioned, 14.
Age of Poe when mental decline became evident, 69; Poe's "old age,"
70; arterio-sclerosis a part of old age, 95; arcus senilis evidence of,
115.
Aidenn, Griswold denies to Poe the right of entrance, 123; "A mono-
logue in, 229-239.
Al Aaraaf a speciman of early poetry, 25; read before a Boston audi-
ence, 54.
Alcoholic inheritance essential feature in dipsomania, 4, 5-6; in the
Poe family, 14; as evidenced in the brother and sister of Poe, 15;
a birthright of Poe, 17; alcohol, effect on capacity, 67, 111; Poe's
use of, 35, 92; effect on alcoholics, 67; alcoholics not to be con-
founded with "drunkards," 46; Dr. Janet quoted, 46-47; effect
on Poe, 45, 98, 99; loss of memory, 7; stimulation necessary, 67.
Alienists referred to, 3, 7, 11, 90; necessary preparation for, 143.
"Allan," the use of in Edgar A. Poe's given name protested, 205.
John Allan becomes Poe's guardian, 15; never adopted Poe, 16; be-
comes estranged from Poe, 17; resents Poe's supervision because
of "entangling alliances," 18; releases Poe from army by employ-
ing a substitute, 23; assists Poe after leaving West Point, 25.
Frances Allan (John Allan's first wife), warmly attached to Poe, 18.
Louisa Allan (John Allan's second wife) quoted as to a substitute re-
leasing Poe from the army, 19; quoted as to Poe's wanderings in
Europe, 23; quarrels with Poe, 123.
The Allan family skeleton mentioned, 17.
"American Men of Letters" series contained Woodberry's Docu-
mentary Biography, 198.
Americana as collected by Duyckinck, 38; referrd to, 39.
"American Whig Review" first published The Raven, 48.
Amnesia occasionally occurs in chronic alcoholism, 7.
Ancestral details of the Poe family unduly exploited, 204.
Annabel Lee, not known when it was written, 55; not inspired by Mrs.
Shelton, 191; quoted, 191.
"Annie," Poe's real love, 87-88; Poe's letter to, quoted, 64-65; To
Annie quoted, 88.
Arcus senilis evidence of old age, 115.
Army enlistment, details of a matter of doubt, 18; released by sub-
stitute, 19.
Arnold, Miss, married to David Poe, 14; suggested relationship to
Benedict Arnold, 20.
Arterio-sclerosis, necessarily develops with old
Athenaeum's estimate of Poe quoted, 129.
Authors of America mentioned, 161.
Baltimore referred to 24, 101, 222.
Dr. Barine quoted by Lauvrière, 154.
Baudelaire's defense of Poe discussed and partly quoted, 134-138.
The Bells, slowly elaborated, 55; mentioned, 69, 71, 161.
Bend sinister highly prized as a coat-of-arms ornament, 11.
Berenice quoted by Lauvrière, 141.
Bishop Berkeley, philosopher, poet and medical discoverer, 49; his
name honored because it has been adopted by the University of
California, 49.
Biographers discussed, 3, 11, 117, 203.
Biographers of Poe, referred to, 3; Baudelaire, 134-138; Briggs, 128;
Graham, 176-179, appendix; Griswold, 121-127, sqq, appendix;
Hannay, 129, 130, 189, 195, 197; Harrison, 203; Ingram, 196-197;
Lauvrière, 138-158; Stoddard, 193-194; Mrs. Weiss, 192-193;
Willis, 58, 160, 162; Mrs. Whitman, 183-188; Woodberry, 199-203.
Sir Edmund T. Bewley, genealogist, 12.
Biography contrasted with photography, 115-116; mentioned, 70, 71;
201, 203, 209.
The Black Cat, mentioned, 149.
"Biographical Annual: Consisting of Memoirs of Eminent Persons
Recently Deceased," 119.
Blind Tom an idiot savant, 69.
George Borrow quoted as to his dingle "horrors," 30.
Boston, birth-place of Poe, 19; referred to, 21, 222.
Brain congestion and degeneration in alcoholism referred to, 6, 7, 8,111.
Briscoe, publisher of "Broadway Journal" displaces Briggs and gives
Poe charge of the Journal, 54.
Briggs associates Poe as joint editor of "The Broadway Journal," 50;
his first impression of Poe, 50; leaves the Journal, 54; quoted on
"Longfellow War," 51; estimate of Poe in preface to an early
English edition of Poe's works, 128; accepted as authority by
Lauvrière, 139.
"The Broadway Journal," established by Briggs, 50; Poe becomes
associate editor, 50; "Longfellow War" continued in, 51; becomes
editor and owner, 54; contains few important Poe contributions,
54; suspends publication, 57.
Brown's Conchology referred to, 75.
Sir Thomas Browne quoted by Griswold, 125-126; quotation referred
to, 174.
William Cullen Bryant, judged by Poe, 217; refuses to attend Poe's
memorial, 222.
W. E. Burton employs Poe as editor of "The Gentleman's Maga-
zine," 40; disagrees with Poe's critical attitude, 40; threatened by
Poe with suit because of some slanderous remark, 41; sells "The
Gentleman's" to Graham, 43.
Byron, referred to, 117.
Carlyle referred to, 117.
Dr. Carter quoted as to Poe's use of opium, 64.
T. C. Clarke, quoted as to the effect of stimulants on Poe, 98; quoted
as to pictures used to represent Poe, 206.
Maria Clemm, aunt of Poe, 36; marries her daughter, Virginia, to
Poe, 36; character described, 209-212; quoted as to Poe's mental
state when he wrote “Eureka," 75; Poe writes to her during his
Richmond illness, 99; Poe expresses wish to die with her, 100;
describes Poe's serious illness, 94; intimate relations with Poe,
83; Dr. Moran's letter to, as to Poe's death, quoted, 102-103;
gives consent to Griswold's acting as Poe's editor, 158; quoted by
Gill as to the method adopted by Griswold for becoming editor,
159; received no royalty from Poe's works, 162; letter to "Annie"
quoted, 162; dies in poverty, 162; referred to, 16, 85, 101, 102,
107, 109, 160, 161, 191, 195; the friend of Poe, 209-211; quoted as
to her relations with Poe, 212, 217; photograph of, with poem To
My Mother, prefacing page, 209.
Virginia Clemm marries Poe, 36; discussed by Mayne Reed, 214-215;
by Amanda Harris, 215-216; referred to, 58, 83.
Coleridge referred to, 32, 45; in connection with Ancient Mariner, 48;
as a dreamer of Kubla Khan, 68.
Cruikshank referred to, 73.
Cryptograms, Poe's peculiar faculty in solving, 68.
"The Cypress Wreath: A Book of Consolation for those Who Mourn,"
119.
Darwin Family, referred to, 14.
"Defense of Edgar Allan Poe" by Dr. Moran quoted from, 104-109;
written at request of Mrs. Shelton, 190.
Delirium Tremens in alcoholism, 7, 98; Sartain's description of an
attack in the life history of Poe, 96-97; as exhibited in Poe's last
illness, 107, 110.
Dementia praecox mentioned, associated with precocity, 69.
Depressive attacks, described and quoted, of Tolstoi, 27-28; Tenny-
son's The Two Voices, 29; John Stuart Mill, 29-30; George Borrow,
31; De Quincey, 31-32; Shelley, 29.
De Quincey referred to, 27; quoted as to his periodical depression,
31-32; Mater Tenebrarum quoted, 32-33; use of opium, 65-66.
Didier criticised by Ingram, 196.
Dipsomania the result of an alcoholic inheritance, 4; 5; description of,
5-9; a form of "periodic insanity," 7; definitely established as a
part of Poe's life-history, 14, 24-25; organic brain changes in, 47;
not to be classed as insanity, 154-155; Lauvrière's discussion of,
152-156.
Dipsomaniac compulsion, 5-6, 14, 155.
Dipsomaniac depression, 6, 63, 93.
The Domain of Arnheim written during Poe's mental decline, 94;
referred to, 149.
Double personality referred to, 59.
Dreams and their significance, 68.
Drunkard as distinguished from an alcoholic, 46-47; term, applied to
Poe, a misnomer, 41, 42; threatens Burton with a defamation suit
for so calling him, 41.
Evert A. Duyckinck. Poe's letter to regarding the serious nature of
his illness, 55; "Encyclopedia of American Literature" mentioned,
38, 163.
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