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“Bells and Books” deals with 4 Christmas-related literary works - the first is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  The second is listed as a Christmas poem (“The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe - but I have my doubts.) The third (and longest) section is “A Set of Poe” by Indiana writer George Ade.  The episode concludes with several lines regarding the season written by non-other than a little-known author named William Shakespeare.

• What was Poe’s opinion of Longfellow?
• Why was Poe like a Kardashian?
• Which stanza of “The Bells” is the most Christmas-like?
• Who wrote “A Set of Poe”?
• What other author has the writer of “A Set of Poe” been compared to?
• What play by Shakespeare has several Christmas themed lines

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:05 Longfellow Intro  
• 04:22 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
• 05:27 The Bells introduction
• 06:18 The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe
• 10:05 “A Set of Poe” by George Ade
• 21:37 Shakespearean lines about the season
• 22:13 Lines from Hamlet
• 22:36 Future episodes
• 23:22 Sources
• 23:47  Outro

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