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EA Poe's Last Days (Oct 3-7, 1849)
"There at length they found me lying, weak and ‘wildered, sick and dying,/And my shattered wreck of being to a kindly refuge bore;" are just a few lines from a poem entitled "The Streets of Baltimore." Hauntingly, the poem tells of the tragic and mysterious death of it's proposed author, EA Poe.

Norris McWhirter Dies (April 19, 2004)
Norris McWhirter, author and fact-finder, died on April 19, 2004. Do you know who he was? This article examines the life of one of the World's most noted author.

Today in Literature [offsite link]
What happened on this day in the writing world? This site presents daily stories about authors and their works related to the date.

Uncle Tom's Cabin (March 20, 1852)
Uncle Tom's Cabin, probably one of the most significant abolitionist books in American History, was published March 20, 1852...

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