Tag: Edgar Allan Poe – a tormented literary genius
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RUSSIAN LITERATURE Published in October, 2020 H E K T O R A M A . THE EDUCATION OF DOCTOR CHEKHOV Chekhov was neither an academic star, nor a social standout. There were, however, two areas in which he excelled. The first was his ability to listen to patients…
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Edgar Allan Poe—A tormented literary genius
Donna OlsonWhitelaw, Alberta A man attempts to hide from his sins and ultimately from himself. A murderer takes an old man’s life and hides the body under the floorboards. But he cannot silence his guilt, so he keeps on hearing the dead man’s heart in his room. This story is “The Tell-Tale Heart,” written by…