"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:57:44 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
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Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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Next time you are near baltimore, you should stop to see poe's grave
and the poe museum. Great, orginal writer.

LOL

Sure.

Right after I get the mental images of his tales out of my head.
What was the one about building a brick wall in a basement?
I forget the name, but it gave me nightmares.

Eisboch

That (The Cask of Amontillado)and the Tell Tale Heart, were two of my
favorite English Lit short stories.

Still, I can find nothing more boring than visiting a cemetary, even if
it is Eager Alan Poe. YAWN

His detective fiction using C. Auguste Dupin as the protagonist is
often seen as the precursor to Sherlock Holmes. Doyle even admitted
as much.

And the Mystery Writers of American named their award after Poe - the
Edgar.



Rats. Surrounded by English/Lit majors.

Eisboch