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Ghosts of the Past
Season 2 Episode 146
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Episode 146 - Ghosts of the Past.
The episode largely consists of a reading regarding the visit of the Ghost of Christmas PAST from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The miserly Scr…
Published on 3 years ago
Marley's Ghost
Season 2 Episode 145
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Today’s episode deals with the first section of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This section of the story is also known as Marley’s Ghost.
Published on 3 years ago
Rare Christmas Books
Season 2 Episode 144
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The first part of this episode basically serves as an introduction to the Christmas/holidays works that will be a a part of Celebrate Poe every night until December 26. “Rare Christmas …
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Rare Books
Season 2 Episode 143
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Episode 143 of Celebrate Poe deals with some of the most valuable books/documents ever published. This episode begins with George as a kid planning to “read every book in the library” …
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MISSING!!!
Season 2 Episode 142
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Missing!!! deals with the mysterious theft of a copy of Tamerlane and Other Poems from the Alderman Library at the University of Virginia. This episode relates the initial realization …
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Pyramids of Skulls
Season 2 Episode 141
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Episode 141 - Pyramids of Skulls
This episode begins with an apology for the lateness of this episode because of a medical bill snafu that was all consuming. The main part of Pyramids…
Published on 3 years ago
Where Did Poe Get THAT idea?
Season 2 Episode 140
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This episode deals with some of the possible sources for Tamerlane - the longest poem from his first published work. This episode touches on such varied subjects as Christopher Marlowe…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
The Most Valuable American Book
Season 2 Episode 139
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This episode deals with the most valuable book ever written by an American -Tamerlane and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. The book was published in Boston. and was Poe’s first publicati…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
End of Youth
Season 2 Episode 138
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This episode of Celebrate Poe delves into an extremely personal and influential time in the writer’s life - basically the end of his youth and decision to leave Richmond to become a wri…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Why WILL You Say I Am Mad?
Season 2 Episode 137
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George begins this episode by talking a bit about the dynamics of performing “The Tell Tale Heart” - how it is so easy (and fun) to go “over the top” because the story is open to so man…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago