Christmas With Edgar Allan Poe

Send us Fan Mailhttps://archive.org/details/giftchristmasnew00poee/page/n17/mode/2upEpisode Eighteen - Christmas with PoeThis episode is the third of eight episodes (all less than 30 minutes) in a Celebrate Poe holiday series.  Christmas with Poe is a “regular” episode of  the podcast, and covers how many scholars believe Edgar Allan Poe (and the Allan family) celebrated Christmas - from Victorian festivities on Turkey Island to the terrible Christmas when Poe learns that the woman of this dreams is marrying another man.  This episode also features some Christmas music of the period.  At one point Mr. Poe breaks down when describing his past, but bounces back when he gives Mr. Bartley a Christmas gift.Below is a complete list of all this year’s eight holiday episodes (past and future) with dates:Wednesday, December 23 - Episode 16  - A Set of Poe - a charming Christmas story about giving.Thursday December 24 - Episode 17  - The Gift of the Magi - also about giving - and sacrifice.Friday December 25 - Episode 18 -  a regular episode of Celebrate Poe.  This episode is called Christmas with Poe, with some of the Christmas music we believe Poe enjoyed, and the Christmas that Poe learned that the love of his life was going to marry another man.Then I will skip the weekend to get ready for -Monday December 28 - Episode 19 - The Phantom Coach, Part One - a gripping tale of the supernatural from EnglandTuesday December 29 - Episode 20 - The Phantom Coach, Part TwoWednesday December 30 - Episode 21 - Dagon by H.P. Lovecraft - a man who said he never wrote a story within thinking of Poe. I am still trying to figure out what this story meansThursday December 31 - Episode 22 - “The Outsider” also by H. P. Lovecraft  - I haven’t figured this one out either, but it is an extremely creepy tale.  This episode ends with some New Years thoughts.Friday, January 1 - Episode 23 - Another regular episode of Celebrate Poe with a fascinating look at Mr. Bartley’s hometown, Staunton, Virginia, and some of the occasions the Allans visited Staunton with little Edgar.Support the showThank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.