"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

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:06:36 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:


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

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.

Whoa - them's fightin' words pardner...

I remembered that from "Classics of American Literature" which was a
kind-of English Lit for Science majors.

The exact opposite of "Science for Liberal Arts majors". :)

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I dont know what your problem is, but I'll bet
its hard to pronounce.

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:


Whoa - them's fightin' words pardner...

I remembered that from "Classics of American Literature" which was a
kind-of English Lit for Science majors.

The exact opposite of "Science for Liberal Arts majors". :)




Wow! You're good.

Chris

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


Here's a clue...

A Cask of A...

On Jan 30, 7:43*pm, HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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You've been reading too much Dickens.

Eisboch

Every few years, I reread three or four of his novels. I guess I have
been through the entire cycle a half dozen times or more.

My mother, bless her heart, was an avid reader (still is) *and all
through my childhood insisted that I read at least a book a week during
the summer school vacation. *She didn't care what I read, as long as I
read at least a book a week. * I remember it started with the "Hardy
Boys" series back in about 6th grade. * As I got older, she would
"suggest" certain books to read.

One year though, I found a very old collection of Edgar Allen Poe's
complete works in a bookcase in the attic. *I started reading some of
his stuff and I think it freaked her out.
I got a brief reprieve from reading that summer. * The books (or book
... can't remember if it was a single, thick book or several) were
(was) *bound in real leather and looked as spooky as some of Poe's tales.

Eisboch

Next time you are near baltimore, you should stop to see poe's grave and
the poe museum. Great, orginal writer.- Hide quoted text -

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So what could possibly be fun about seeing someone's grave?

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On Jan 30, 7:43 pm, HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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You've been reading too much Dickens.

Eisboch

Every few years, I reread three or four of his novels. I guess I have
been through the entire cycle a half dozen times or more.

My mother, bless her heart, was an avid reader (still is) and all
through my childhood insisted that I read at least a book a week during
the summer school vacation. She didn't care what I read, as long as I
read at least a book a week. I remember it started with the "Hardy
Boys" series back in about 6th grade. As I got older, she would
"suggest" certain books to read.

One year though, I found a very old collection of Edgar Allen Poe's
complete works in a bookcase in the attic. I started reading some of
his stuff and I think it freaked her out.
I got a brief reprieve from reading that summer. The books (or book
... can't remember if it was a single, thick book or several) were
(was) bound in real leather and looked as spooky as some of Poe's tales.

Eisboch

Next time you are near baltimore, you should stop to see poe's grave and
the poe museum. Great, orginal writer.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So what could possibly be fun about seeing someone's grave?

Depends on the grave. Napoleon Bonaparte's is extremely interesting. Les
Invalides paris.

Calif Bill wrote:
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On Jan 30, 7:43 pm, HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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You've been reading too much Dickens.
Eisboch
Every few years, I reread three or four of his novels. I guess I have
been through the entire cycle a half dozen times or more.
My mother, bless her heart, was an avid reader (still is) and all
through my childhood insisted that I read at least a book a week during
the summer school vacation. She didn't care what I read, as long as I
read at least a book a week. I remember it started with the "Hardy
Boys" series back in about 6th grade. As I got older, she would
"suggest" certain books to read.
One year though, I found a very old collection of Edgar Allen Poe's
complete works in a bookcase in the attic. I started reading some of
his stuff and I think it freaked her out.
I got a brief reprieve from reading that summer. The books (or book
... can't remember if it was a single, thick book or several) were
(was) bound in real leather and looked as spooky as some of Poe's tales.
Eisboch
Next time you are near baltimore, you should stop to see poe's grave and
the poe museum. Great, orginal writer.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So what could possibly be fun about seeing someone's grave?

Depends on the grave. Napoleon Bonaparte's is extremely interesting. Les
Invalides paris.




Everything about Poe is interesting to the literate:

"Ye who read are still among the living, but I who write shall have long
since gone my way into the region of shadows."

To the illiterate or near-illiterate, I suppose it doesn't matter.

"HK" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:
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On Jan 30, 7:43 pm, HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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You've been reading too much Dickens.
Eisboch
Every few years, I reread three or four of his novels. I guess I have
been through the entire cycle a half dozen times or more.
My mother, bless her heart, was an avid reader (still is) and all
through my childhood insisted that I read at least a book a week during
the summer school vacation. She didn't care what I read, as long as I
read at least a book a week. I remember it started with the "Hardy
Boys" series back in about 6th grade. As I got older, she would
"suggest" certain books to read.
One year though, I found a very old collection of Edgar Allen Poe's
complete works in a bookcase in the attic. I started reading some of
his stuff and I think it freaked her out.
I got a brief reprieve from reading that summer. The books (or book
... can't remember if it was a single, thick book or several) were
(was) bound in real leather and looked as spooky as some of Poe's
tales.
Eisboch
Next time you are near baltimore, you should stop to see poe's grave and
the poe museum. Great, orginal writer.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So what could possibly be fun about seeing someone's grave?

Depends on the grave. Napoleon Bonaparte's is extremely interesting.
Les Invalides paris.


Everything about Poe is interesting to the literate:

"Ye who read are still among the living, but I who write shall have long
since gone my way into the region of shadows."

To the illiterate or near-illiterate, I suppose it doesn't matter.

Poe was interesting. Supposedly his niece lived in a house where my
childhood home was built. She piled a bunch of tires under the house and
torched it with herself inside. Maybe nuts ran in the family.

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"HK" wrote

Everything about Poe is interesting to the literate:

"Ye who read are still among the living, but I who write shall have long
since gone my way into the region of shadows."

To the illiterate or near-illiterate, I suppose it doesn't matter.



Poe was interesting. Supposedly his niece lived in a house where my
childhood home was built. She piled a bunch of tires under the house and
torched it with herself inside. Maybe nuts ran in the family.

Call me illiterate. I think he was creepy.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
m...


"HK" wrote

Everything about Poe is interesting to the literate:

"Ye who read are still among the living, but I who write shall have
long since gone my way into the region of shadows."

To the illiterate or near-illiterate, I suppose it doesn't matter.



Poe was interesting. Supposedly his niece lived in a house where my
childhood home was built. She piled a bunch of tires under the house
and torched it with herself inside. Maybe nuts ran in the family.

Call me illiterate. I think he was creepy.

Eisboch

He certainly was creepy. Lots of "artists" are creepy. So what? He sure
had a great "ear" for the English language.