Poe's Puzzling Love Part 1

For the month of Love, February, Jeanie and Carmen delve into one of Poe's loves, Cryptograms and Cipers.  In part 1, they discuss the basic history surrounding ciphers, cryptograms, and their use.  They also discuss where Poe used his ciphers in his works and how he promoted ciphers in magazines where he worked. References https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/edgar-allan-poe-cipher-challenge http://www.cs.trincoll.edu/~crypto/historical/poe.html https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/edgar-allan-poe-and-cryptography-are-there-hidden-messages-in-eureka/2013/04/27 https://crimereads.com/a-brief-history-of-cryptography-in-crime-fiction/ https://blog.puzzlenation.com/2018/03/01/the-puzzly-legacy-of-edgar-allan-poe/ Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/gioelefazzeri-16466931/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=13553">GioeleFazzeri</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=13553">Pixabay</a>