Showing posts with label hoaxes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hoaxes. Show all posts
Saturday, December 1, 2012

"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" Published 1845

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"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe about a mesmerist who puts a man in...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" Published 1845

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"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" is a comedic short story written by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Plo...
Thursday, November 1, 2012

"The Cask of Amontillado" Published 1846

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"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado") is a short story, written by Edgar Allan P...
Saturday, October 30, 2010

The War of the Worlds 1938

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The War of the Worlds was an episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed as a Hallow...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Poe's Star Trek: The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall

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"The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" (1835) is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in the June 1835 issue of t...
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Poe's Dwarf: Hop-Frog Murders His Abusive Boss

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Hop-Frog Illustrations by Arthur Rackham "Hop-Frog" (originally "Hop-Frog; Or, the Eight Chained Ourangoutangs") is a...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

Devil's Island Closed 1952

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Devil's Island (French: Île du Diable) is the smallest and northernmost island of the three Îles du Salut located about 6 nautical mil...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Deathday: Edward de Vere 1550-1604 Shakespeare?

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Edward de Vere , 17th Earl of Oxford (12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, poet, sportsman, patron of num...