I read of your pain, and pockets, stuffed unbearably to the brim of the sinking feeling felt when you tried and, dripping, failed how you had drowned many times before. I learnt of your struggles, thrust against the rocks, for respect and equal standing as your feet slipped and the cold muddy grey seeped in.… Read More A SEPARATE WORLD | ‘Woolf at Sea’
It all began with Edgar Allan Poe, the American grandfather of Gothic literature, who was born on this day (January 19th) in 1809. What I mean is that it all began for me; my interest in the Gothic started somewhere around the age of 7 or 8 when I happened to select “The Tell Tale… Read More Dissecting ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe
1809 – Edgar Poe is born, to David and Elizabeth Poe, on the 19th of January. 1810 – His father abandons the family. 1811 – His mother dies of tuberculosis, aged 24. John and Frances Allen become guardians to Poe. His brother and sister are fostered elsewhere. 1815-20 – Moves to England, with the Allens,… Read More Edgar Allan Poe: A Brief & Tragic Biography
