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July 3, 2023

The History of Literature #450 — The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

It’s October! Time for dead leaves, spooky twilight, and little goblins running around in search of candy. And of course, the OG Mr. October, Edgar Allan Poe. In this episode, Jacke (finally!) accommodates the voluminous requests for an episode on Poe’s classic story of guilt, madness, and horror, “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Additional listening suggestions: Help Continue reading

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February 9, 2021

The History of Literature #278 “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe (with Evie Lee)

In this special Halloween episode, Jacke and Evie take a look at Edgar Allan Poe’s great revenge story, “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846), written when Poe was destitute and in the depths of despair. Enjoy! Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter Continue reading

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January 31, 2021

The History of Literature #270 Edgar Allan Poe – “The Black Cat”

In 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, desperate for money and terrified that his wife was about to die, “became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” Fueled by alcohol and despair, he fell into “fits of absolute unconsciousness”–and yet managed to write some of his greatest masterpieces, including “The Black Cat,” which has been shocking readers Continue reading

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Edgar Allan Poe, Halloween, horror, Short Stories, suspense, terror

January 27, 2021

The History of Literature #266 Bonus Episode! “Hop-Frog” by Edgar Allan Poe

Jacke makes up for a mistake with a special bonus episode on Edgar Allan Poe’s bizarre short story “Hop-Frog; Or, the Eight Chained Orang-Outangs” (1849). Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com. Continue reading

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September 3, 2014

Writers Laughing: Stephen King

Stephen King! We’ve praised his book on writing and pointed out that he’s probably a great guy. We’ve written a story or two he’d probably like. And now it’s time to take a look at what he looks like laughing. Pretty good! He seems like he’d be such a good neighbor…. …as long as you didn’t Continue reading

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