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FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA from VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Edgar Allan Poe, a nineteenth-century American writer. His stories and poems were some of the most frightening and strange ever written. (MUSIC)

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We present the third of four parts of the short story William Wilson, by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. You will remember that in the last part of my story I told of my experiences in m

'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two

We present the second of three parts of the short story The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Roderick Usher, whom I had known as a boy, was now ill and had

'The Black Cat,' by Edgar Allan Poe

Tomorrow I die. Tomorrow I die, and today I want to tell the world what happened and thus perhaps free my soul from the horrible weight which lies upon it. But listen! Listen, and you shall hear how I have been destroyed. When I was a child, I had a

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Edgar Allan Poe

By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: October 26, 2003 VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA from VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Edgar Allan Poe, a nin

'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two

We present the second of four parts of the short story William Wilson, by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. In the first part of my story I spoke about my life at my first school, and abou

'The Masque of the Red Death,' by Edgar Allen Poe

We present the short story The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. The Red Death had long been feeding on the country. No sickness had ever been so deadly so grea

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My housemate in Paris, August Dupin, was an interesting young man with a busy, forceful mind. This mind could, it seemed, look right through a mans body into his deepest soul. After reading in the newspaper about the terrible murder of a woman and he

'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe, Part Five

I was stunned. August Dupin, my friend with the extraordinarily sharp mind and observational powers still had surprises for me! He had uncovered so much about the horrifying Rue Morgue murders that it seemed there was more understanding than mystery

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Paris! It was in Paris during the summer of 1840. There and then, I met a strange and interesting young man named August Dupin. Dupin was the last member of a well-known family, a family which had once been rich and famous. August Dupin, however, was

'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part One

Let me call myself, for the present, William Wilson. That is not my real name. That name has already been the cause of the horror of the anger of my family. Have not the winds carried my name, with my loss of honor, to the ends of the earth? Am I not

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 03 January 2006 The French government has decided to lift a state of emergency imposed two months ago, when riots and arson attacks swept across France. The situation has calmed,

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Most U.S. companies act swiftly and forcefully to root out discrimination based on race, sex, age, or appearance when they discover it. And there are good reasons to do so: intolerance on the job hurts morale and productivity. It's illegal under civ

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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Today we present the short story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story. True! Nervous -- very, very nervous I had been and am! But why will you say that I am mad? The disease

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Phobias are interesting things. Some of them are very serious and can have a really negative influence on life. The most common phobias are the fear of open spaces or closed spaces and the fear of heights and flying. Doctors say all phobias are treat

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun

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By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 05 July 2006 When Islamic militias in Somalia seized the capital Mogadishu last month, many Somalis welcomed the Islamist's victory as the first step to possibly ending nearly 16 years of lawlessness. But as the leaders

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By Rachel Smalley London 04 October 2009 The foot of a person suffering from elephantiasis More than 120 million people worldwide are infected with elephantiasis, and one billion more are at risk of contracting the debilitating and disfiguring ailme