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Poe's life

Charles Dickens Meets Edgar Allan Poe

February 7, 2012

Charles Dickens turned 200 today. Many readers know the novels of Dickens, but few may know that he and Poe were personally acquainted. Edgar Allan Poe was an admirer of Dickens’s works since “strongly recommending” Dickens’s works to American readers in a June 1836 review from the Southern Literary Messenger. In an 1839 issue of Burton’s Magazine, Poe wrote, “Charles Dickens is no ordinary man, and his writings must unquestionably live.” Three years later, during Dickens’s 1842 tour of the United States, he met Poe in Philadelphia. Though we do not know exactly what was said during their ...

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Poe Museum Acquires Documents Related to Poe’s Parents

December 16, 2011

Although the Poe Museum's collection is comprised of thousands of objects, there are still holes in the collection. One place the collection can still grow is in its artifacts related to Edgar Allan Poe's parents, the actors David Poe, Jr. (1784-1810?) and Eliza Poe (1787-1811). Both were actors who died young--when Edgar was only two. Poe's mother was buried in an unmarked grave at St. John's Church in Richmond, and the fate of Poe's father in unknown. Few artifacts survive to tell the story of these talented people who left a lasting impression on Edgar Allan Poe's life and work. That ...

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In the footsteps of Poe – The University of Virginia

December 13, 2011

In 1826, Poe left Richmond to attend the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He enrolled at the university on February 14th, 1826. He was part of the second class to matriculate at Mr. Jefferson's University. While in Charlottesville, Poe studied Ancient and Modern Languages and distinguished himself in both subjects. He appears to have been well-liked by other students and teachers and his room (number 13!) on the West Range at the University was a popular gathering place where Poe would entertain friends with tales of his own devising. Unfortunately, Poe's time at the ...

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Bicentennial of Poe’s Mother’s Death Commemorated at Poe Museum

December 8, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011 is the bicentennial of the death of Edgar Allan Poe's mother, Eliza Poe. Though Edgar was only two years old when he lost his mother, his "mournful and neverending remembrance" of her cast a shadow over his life and work. Although Eliza Poe's fame has long been overshadowed by her famous son, she was actually a talented and popular actress in the early days of American theater. In observance of the bicentennial, the Poe Museum hosted a lecture by renowned Poe scholar Richard Kopley, a performance by Eliza Poe interpreter Debbie Phillips, and an exhibit of rare ...

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