Monday, August 27, 2012

Two Obituary Notices of Rufus Griswold

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Rufus Wilmot Griswold is dead. He died in New York City on this day in 1857. This announcement startled many, but few were grieved by it. ...
Friday, August 24, 2012

Happy Anniversary to Me

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…Or, to World of Poe, at least. Yes, this strange little blog started three years ago today. Let’s all pause to offer a toast to Edgar: Wh...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Born August 15, 1822

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"She was an excellent linguist, and a perfect musician, and she was so very beautiful. How often has Eddie said: I see no one so digni...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Why Poe Blogging Makes You Old Before Your Time

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To quote Maria , “Edgar has a new daddy!” Open Letters Monthly , a normally eminently sane (and quite good) publication, recently published ...
Monday, July 30, 2012

In Which I Am All At Sea. As Usual.

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Pauline, popular proprietor of the peerless "Pauline’s Pirates and Privateers" potpourri, has done yours truly the undeserved hon...
Monday, July 16, 2012

Lawyers, Gold-Bugs, and Money (Part Two)

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“No doubt you will think me fanciful--but I had already established a kind of connexion .” -“The Gold-Bug” In 1876, the magazine "Notes...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Lawyers, Gold-Bugs, and Money (Part One of Two)

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“Circumstances, and a certain bias of mind, have led me to take interest in such riddles…” -“The Gold-Bug” Poe scholars are familiar with hi...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Quote of the Day

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On this day in 1836, the publishing house Harper & Brothers sent Poe a letter declining to publish a collection of his stories. Along w...