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Season 1 Episode 103

This episode is the first appearance of the ghost of Mr. Poe for the year.
Mr. Poe and Mr. Bartley do a brief recap of Mr. Poe’s life as a confused infant facing horrible tragedies and his life with John and Francis Allan of Richmond. Then Mr. Poe talks about his life in England as a student, and the Allans return across the Atlantic to Richmond. Sections discuss Poe as a young boy by contemporaries, and point to conflicts (in their infancy) between John Allan and Edgar Poe.

Name some famous people who have studied in England?
How is Poe studying at Stoke Newington like a Rhodes Scholarship?
How was Poe influenced by studying at Stoke Newington?
Who was Miss Nancy?
Who was John Galt?
Who was John Allan’s executor?
Where was it suggested that the Allans visit after their stay in England? Hint - it was country then, but is now a Virginia city.

00:00 Intro
00:32 Rhodes scholarship program (studying in England)
04:10 Recap of Poe’s life as a toddler
07:23 Life with the Allans
10:00 Voyage across the Atlantic
11:35 Initial conflicts with John Allan
13:57 Influence of life in England
15:48 Return to the United States
22:43 Future Episodes
23:59 Sources

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