The Definitive Biography of Edgar Allan Poe is: Edgar Allan Poe, A Critical Biography by Arthur Hobson Quinn. [easyazon_link identifier=”0801857309″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography[/easyazon_link]
A more recent effort is: Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy by Jeffrey Myers. [easyazon_link identifier=”B009GIPJ08″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy[/easyazon_link]
A brief but comprehensive overview is contained in Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living by Paul Collins. [easyazon_link identifier=”B00POFIP5I” locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living (Icons) by Collins, Paul (2014) Hardcover[/easyazon_link]
The intro and outro music was the Introduction and Rondo Cappriccioso, Op. 28 by Camille Saint-Saens. This version is in the public domain.