He is an aspiring writer, plagued by dreadful ruminations - a man whose troubled nights are haunted by dreams of his angelic cousin virginia. He is edgar allan poe, a literary critic known for his uncompromising standard...He is an aspiring writer, plagued by dreadful ruminations - a man whose troubled nights are haunted by dreams of his angelic cousin virginia. He is edgar allan poe, a literary critic known for his uncompromising standards and scathing pen. His recently published attack on the autobiography of colonel david crockett, u.s.