Back in the USA

Celebrate Poe

This episode is the first appearance of the ghost of Mr. Poe for the year.
Mr. Poe and Mr. Bartley do a brief recap of Mr. Poe’s life as a confused infant facing horrible tragedies and his life with John and Francis Allan of Richmond. Then Mr. Poe talks about his life in England as a student, and the Allans return across the Atlantic to Richmond. Sections discuss Poe as a young boy by contemporaries, and point to conflicts (in their infancy) between John Allan and Edgar Poe.

• Name some famous people who have studied in England?
• How is Poe studying at Stoke Newington like a Rhodes Scholarship?
• How was Poe influenced by studying at Stoke Newington?
• Who was Miss Nancy?
• Who was John Galt?
• Who was John Allan’s executor?
• Where was it suggested that the Allans visit after their stay in England? Hint - it was country then, but is now a Virginia city.

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 Rhodes scholarship program (studying in England)
• 04:10 Recap of Poe’s life as a toddler
• 07:23 Life with the Allans
• 10:00 Voyage across the Atlantic
• 11:35 Initial conflicts with John Allan
• 13:57 Influence of life in England
• 15:48 Return to the United States
• 22:43 Future Episodes
• 23:59 Sources