John May: Poe & Fanny
Season 7 Episode 719 | 26m 10s
D. G. Martin talks with John May about his book "Poe & Fanny."
In 1845, Edgar Allen Poe published "The Raven," was embraced by the New York literati, founded his own magazine, and allegedly began an affair with Frances "Fanny" Sargent Osgood. By the end of the year, Poe would leave New York City a ruined man, deeply in debt, and a virtual outcast spurned by a circle that included Horace Greeley, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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John May: Poe & Fanny
Season 7 Episode 719 | 26m 10s
In 1845, Edgar Allen Poe published "The Raven," was embraced by the New York literati, founded his own magazine, and allegedly began an affair with Frances "Fanny" Sargent Osgood. By the end of the year, Poe would leave New York City a ruined man, deeply in debt, and a virtual outcast spurned by a circle that included Horace Greeley, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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