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Quaintness Mingled with Revelry

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Season 1 Episode 95

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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Dinner is served!
02:18 The Christmas meal
03:43 The people at the meal
04:44 Loaded with good cheer, conversation, and music
14:58 Supernatural monument
19:03 Author…

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Generous and Happy Feelings

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Season 1 Episode 94

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Episode Ninety Four - Generous and Happy Feelings

00:00 Introduction00:54 Waking Up02:43 Invitation to family prayers04:01 Breakfast04:38 Observations regarding the grounds08:26 Liturgic…

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Revelry Encouraged

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Season 1 Episode 93

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00:00 Introduction01:16 Ride to Bracebridge Manor03:21 Arrival at Bracebridge04:36 Description of the Manor House10:10 Description of the interior17:26 Description of the narrator’s roo…

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Santa Claus Establishes New York

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Season 1 Episode 92

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Episode 92 - Santa Claus Establishes New York

00:01 Introduction00:36 More about Washington Irving02:43 The Pompous Senator and Santa05:39 The Stage Coach07:11 Anticipating Bantam12:06 S…

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Christmas and the Father of American Literature

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Season 1 Episode 91

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What is a way of remember the name Washington Irving (and not confusing him with other names!)Where do we get the legend of Santa Claus in America?What was Christmas like during medieva…

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The Raven and the Eye

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Season 1 Episode 90

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Ninety - The Raven and the Eye

This episode takes a deep dive into two of Dickens’ greatest works A Tale of Two Cities and Barnaby Rudge as great examples of historical fiction.In Barnab…

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Researching Poe

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Season 1 Episode 89

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Plagues, Witches, and Wars online course at the University of Virginia
https://www.coursera.org/learn/historical-fiction

The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore web site
https://www.eapoe…

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This SOUNDS like Poe's school!

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Season 1 Episode 88

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Episode Eighty Eight - This SOUNDS like Poe’s School?

Why do you think Stoke Newington IS the school in William Wilson?Why do you think Stoke Newington IS NOT the school in William Wilso…

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Poe and the City

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Season 1 Episode 87

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Where does “The Man of the Crowd” specifically take place?How could the tale be considered a “stalking story?”How could the tale NOT be considered a “stalking story?”Why do YOU think th…

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Poe Is Overwhelmed by London

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Season 1 Episode 86

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This podcast returns to the life of Poe with the Allans.  In this episode, the Allans go to the United Kingdom (Scotland, Ireland, and especially England) for Mr. Allan's business. At o…

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