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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 publication. George (and the ghost of Mr. Poe) read several poems from Tamerlane and Other Poems, including I Saw Thee on Thy Bridal Day, Visit of the Dead, and The Happiest Hour.

• 00:00 Intro  
• 00:53  Entrance of the ghost of Mr. Poe
• 01:30 Life and publication in Boston
• 07:43 I saw thee on thy bridal day
• 08:43 Visit of the Dead
• 10:26 Evening Star
• 11:31 A Dream
• 12:54 The  Happiest Day
• 14:17 The Lake
• 15:44 Tamerlane as a valuable book
• 19:36 Importance of Tammerlane and Other Poems
• 21:20 Future episodes
• 22:39  Sources
• 23:10 Outro

• How was Tamerlane and Other Poems credited?
• Which poem could have referred to Elmyra Royster?
• What possible reasons were given for Poe;’s choice of Boston as a home?
• What is another name for Visit of the Dead?
• Name a poem that takes about happiness.that cannot be obtained.
• Approximately how many copies of Tamerlane and Other Poems exist today?
• Who donated a copy of Tamerlane and Other Poems to Indiana University?

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