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88JL88 t1_j9y14f4 wrote

"Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and Europe especially France."

yes I can't unsee it 😅

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CantoIX t1_j9y45yw wrote

He also wanted to bang his underage cousin. But that was normal at the time

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Khagan27 t1_j9yr8g7 wrote

This is not true, he married her so she would not lose her family’s house after her parents died, as women were not allowed to own property at the time. They did not live as a couple

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CantoIX t1_j9yrnw0 wrote

Well damn these articles calling her a child bride must be old. Gonna update myself then

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Satire-V t1_j9ytzrq wrote

It sounds like she was a child bride but marriage is ultimately a legal agreement and it's just cultural norms that inform our necessity of sex in a marriage.

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