Re: Happy Thanksgiving!


"SkippyPB" <swiegand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:36:54 +1300, "Pete Dashwood"
<dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> enlightened us:

Thanks for that, Steve.

I found it very interesting.

"Godey's Ladies book" rang a bell... I have a feeling Edgar Allen Poe may
have had some work (probably poetry...) published in it.

Pete.


There is ample proof that Poe may had some things published in the
book. 1844 - April (vol. XXVIII, no. 4) contained "A Tale of the
Ragged Mountains" (tale, first printing) (pp. 177-181) (signed as,
"by Edgar A. Poe." The list of contents given on the back cover of the
original paper wrappers includes "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains, by
Edgar A. Poe." Poe's name also appears in the list of contributors to
the issue.)

Also November (vol. XXIX, no. 5) contained "Thou Art the Man!" (tale,
first printing) (pp. 219-224) (signed as, "by Edgar A. Poe." The list
of contents given on the back cover of the original paper wrappers
includes " 'Thou Art the Man!' by Edgar A. Poe." Poe's name also
appears in the list of contributors to the issue.)

Poe continued to have stories and articles published in Godey through
1846.


I have always been a fan of EAP since I was given a volume of his collected
works when I was a teenager. I read it avidly and was amazed by the power of
his writing. (I just had a look in my bookcase, but it isn't there; many
years, travels, and consequent misplacement... hopefully, it is in store
somewhere.)

I have always thought it is a bit sad that if you mention Edgar Allan Poe to
most people they immediately connect with horror...

I was fascinated by his logical ability (he showed that Malziel's Chess
Player HAD to be a fake, with a midget concealed inside it, simply by
observing it for thirty minutes and analysing what it did...No-one had
previously been able to show it was not an automaton, despite large cash
prizes being offered.)

His essay on the Rationale of Verse is inspirational to anyone who aspires
to write good poetry, and it also shows us a glimpse of the Classical
education people once received and the things that an "educated man" might
be expected to have studied...

Thanks for your confirmation that he did indeed contribute to Godey's. I
thought I remembered seeing it in the volume mentioned above, (the footnotes
to each story or poem stated where it was first published).

It seems you have an interest in this publication. Are you a collector?

I had never heard of Sarah Hale and it is interesting that she was
influential enogh to persuade a President about Thanksgiving...

Is there a story behind what led to the demise of the magazine? (It appears
to have been succesful for many years).

Pete


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