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Before Christmas

Celebrate Poe

English - December 24, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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This episode begins with a brief description of James Russell Lowell’s feelings about Edgar Allan Poe.  Then George will read A Christmas Carol by Lowell, followed by The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore. The episode concludes with O’Henry’s classic The Gift of the Magi.

What did James Russell think of Edgar Allan Poe?
Did the first versions of “The Night Before Christmas” have the author’s name on it?
Who wrote The Night Before Christmas?
Who wrote “The Gift of the Magi”?
Name three similarities between O.Henry and Edgar A. Poe.
In the story, “The Gift of the Magi,” what did Della buy Jim?
In the story, “The Gift of the Magi,” what did Jim buy Della?


00:00 Intro
01:11 Lowell regarding Poe
02:26 A Chistmas Carol (Lowell)
03:44 The Night Before Christmas Introduction
04:20 The Night Before Christmas
07:48 The Gift of the Magi Introduction
08:32 The Gift of the Magi
23:4 Future episodes
24:45 Sources
24:57 Outro