The Descent: Part 2- Spiral

About this episode

This episode continues the exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's final months and the search for his ghost.

In this episode we continue our search for the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe and retrace his path through the final, ill-fated months of his life. Sources that were either referenced directly or consulted during the writing of this episode: Ghosts of Philadelphia by Charles J. Adams III A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak True Tales of the Unknown: The Uninvited, published in 1989 and edited by Sharon Jones The Man of the Crowd: Edgar Allan Poe and the City by Scott Peeples Haunting Poe: His Afterlife in Richmond and Beyond by Christopher P. Semtner The Poe Shrine: Building the World's Finest Edgar Allan Poe Collection by Christopher P. Semtner

Topics covered

• society
• culture
• personal
• journals
• arts

Keywords

• Edgar Allan Poe
• ghost
• final months
• Philadelphia
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ghosts of Philadelphia, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, True Tales of the Unknown

Books & works: The Descent: Part 2- Spiral, Ghosts of Philadelphia, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, True Tales of the Unknown: The Uninvited, Haunting Poe: His Afterlife in Richmond and Beyond, The Poe Shrine: Building the World's Finest

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