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Today I’m introducing a new series to the podcast! Welcome to Unscripted, episodes of The Poe Show audio horror story podcast where I talk in greater detail about Edgar Allan Poe, 19th century literature and all manner of horror! This series will be much more laid back and won’t feature audio stories. It will have a much more regular podcast format, allowing for you to learn all the delicious details of Edgar Allan Poe’s life, literature and more.

In today’s episode, I’m discussing some of Edgar Allan Poe’s biggest controversies: his marriage, his alleged affair, the feud with his arch nemesis Rufus Griswold, his infamous obituary, and - probably most controversial of all in the scholarly world - Poe’s implied racist themes in his stories. Be sure to listen to all of his stories in other episodes!

TRIGGER WARNING: discussions of Edgar Allan Poe’s CHILD MARRIAGE, DEATH and RACISM

Research resources:

• Edgar Allan Poe: A Life by Richard Kopley
• Poe's Double Marriage
• In Her Own Words: A Valentine for Edgar Allan Poe
• Today Marks Edgar Poe’s 177th Wedding Anniversary
• MARRIAGE: The public scandals and private tragedies of Virginia & Edgar Allan Poe’s marriage
• Edgar Allan Poe and His Tumultuous Romances
• The Women in Poe’s Life
• Grave-side chat with Lynn Cullen, author of “Mrs. Poe”
• To Frances S. Osgood
• The Loves of Edgar A. Poe
• The Long-simmering Feud Between Edgar Allan Poe and Rufus Griswold
• Edgar Allan Poe and Rufus Wilmot Griswold
• Rufus Wilmot Griswold-Poe’s Literary Executor
• Poe’s Character Under Attack
• The Defamation of Poe’s Character
• Death of Edgar A. Poe  - obituary written by Rufus Griswold
• Other Obituaries of Edgar Allan Poe
• A Gift for Dr. Griswold
• Black Skin, Red Masques: Reading Frantz Fanon and Audre Lorde in Tension with Edgar Allan Poe
• Jingle Bells by the Edison Male Quartette from 1898
• Age of Consent in the United States (19th century)
• “The story I must tell”: “Jingle Bells” in the Minstrel Repertoire by Kyna Hamill

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