About this episode
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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