The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder
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Explanation of how and why Edgar Allan Poe based one of his stories on an actual crime.
I am grateful to this author for teaching me the expression "Let's liquor," which he says was in common usage in the 1840s. No wonder Poe had troubles with alcohol.
It's always interesting to learn about the daily lives of people in another time and place. I was surprised that hiring a young, pretty woman to serve as a clerk in a cigar store was considered scandalous, yet one of the bartenders questioned during the investigation could not testify in court because HE WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD. (His mother testified on his behalf.)
Stashower has also written a Conan Doyle bio and several mysteries.
I am grateful to this author for teaching me the expression "Let's liquor," which he says was in common usage in the 1840s. No wonder Poe had troubles with alcohol.
It's always interesting to learn about the daily lives of people in another time and place. I was surprised that hiring a young, pretty woman to serve as a clerk in a cigar store was considered scandalous, yet one of the bartenders questioned during the investigation could not testify in court because HE WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD. (His mother testified on his behalf.)
Stashower has also written a Conan Doyle bio and several mysteries.
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Bringing to the Meetup Tuesday night at 6:30. If there are no takers, I'll leave this in the front window OR on the bookshelf that's in the condiments area across from the register.
Bringing to the Meetup Tuesday night at 6:30. If there are no takers, I'll leave this in the front window OR on the bookshelf that's in the condiments area across from the register.
Received at meet up. Thanks
Journal Entry 4 by Amusedbythis at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (see release notes for details) in Chicago, Illinois USA on Monday, April 4, 2011
Released 12 yrs ago (4/4/2011 UTC) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (see release notes for details) in Chicago, Illinois USA
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In parking lot on St. Clair, north elevator.