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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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