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Episode 101 - Was Poe Abused?

This episode is a cursory examination of some of the abusive conditions at English boarding schools when the young Poe attended Stoke Newington.
While Poe never wrote a great deal about those experiences, much can be learned by examining OTHER similar individuals in similar circumstances.

• 00:01  Introduction
• 00:19 “Orientation” as Mild Torture
• 02:30 Fagging
• 03:15 Sir Richard Branson’s perceptions
• 05:33 Dickens and Nicholas Nickelby
• 14:53 E.L. Hartley and boarding school
• 16:12 Gathotne-Hardy and boarding school
• 17:48 Alex Renton and boarding school
• 22:40 Boarding School Syndrome
• 25:01 Conclusion
• 27:19 Sources

• What is fagging?
• What did Sir Richard Branson write about boarding school?
• How was E.L. Hartley affected?
• What did Poe write about abuse at Stoke Newington?
• What is Boarding School Syndrome?

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