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Was Edgar Allan Poe’s Dark Reputation Partly His Brother’s?
Edgar Allan Poe has always been difficult to separate from his legend. To many readers, Poe is remembered as the haunted genius of American literature….
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10 Magical Mirrors in Myth and Literature
In superstition and folklore, all mirrors are magical. They can be mirrors of water, metal, stone, or glass. Any reflective surface is a mirror. It…
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10 Famous Laudanum Users
Laudanum was a medical concoction of ten percent opium and ninety percent alcohol. It was flavored with saffron, cinnamon, and cloves or other spices. Extremely…
