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Edgar Allan Poe's First Lines
Try to guess the title of the Edgar Allan Poe work when you are given the first line of the poem! Fifteen mostly multiple-choice questions will have you racking your brain to recall the opening words of some not-so-well-known pieces. See...
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History.com: 8 Famous Figures Who Believed in Communicating With the Dead
Spiritualism's popularity waxed and waned throughout the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century, and surged on the heels of major wars and pandemics. While belief in an afterlife is a cornerstone of many ancient and...
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Spirits of the Dead
Read "Spirits of the Dead," originally titled "Visit of the Dead," by accessing this archive of the poem's publishing history.