#poe fortnightly

[un-monstre]

WATSON: You're just like Monsieur Blorbo from my books!

[lemonlinelights]

ITS CASKING TIME

[organchordsandlightning]

The Mystery of Marie Roget, Part I

(I re-read Rue Morgue to refresh myself and I have to say that I’ve probably read Rue Morgue on four or five different occasions in my life, and every time I forget how it ends, and every time it’s both the most horrifying and hilarious ending I could imagine.)

[liveblogging this one as best I can!]

re-reading this with Letters from Watson starting up is funny since Watson adores Dupin -- and the circumstances of Dupin and his assistant’s lives (’hey, I like you! hey, I like you! do you want to move to this creepy mansion in the middle of nowhere, talk to nobody, go on long night-time walks, and vanish into the underbellies of France?’) is a really excellent contrast.

There are few persons, even among the calmest thinkers, who have not occasionally been startled into a vague yet thrilling half-credence in the supernatural, by coincidences of so seemingly marvelous a character that, as mere coincidences, the intellect has been unable to receive them.

supernatural? in my poe story? say it isn’t so

we gave the Future to the winds, and slumbered tranquilly in the Present, weaving the dull world around us into dreams.

nap-time for bonzo(s)

With its emissaries, the name of Dupin had grown into a household word.

on one hand, one case made Dupin a household world? on the other hand, this man solved a locked-room mystery by saying an orangutan did it

It thus happened that he found himself the cynosure of the policial eyes; and the cases were not few in which attempt was made to engage his services at the Prefecture.

it is so funny (and a bit compelling) that we don’t know a whole lot about Dupin’s personal life (minus that he had money, and lost it, and oopsie I’m sure that doesn’t have any relation to Poe’s life at all), but he’s not really a detective when the narrator meets him. they just kinda sit around in their mansion all day -- granted, he does have a connection with the police, but he doesn’t really take cases as much. and now he’s just like zut alors. they keep bring me cases.

uh-oh. pretty girl with lots of affections. mysteriously disappears to the countryside for a week. uh-oh

uh-oh she disappeared twice and died the second time

[barrioghost]

my brain auto filled the two dashes so now God has come to visit Dupin and his friend in person instead of some generic police inspector

[lavinaigrette]

Wow, I wonder if he’ll tell us what Fortunato did to deserve this.

[chocolatey-umbreon]

this is going to sound extremely stupid but i just found out edgar allan poe was born in the united states and not england and now my entire world is shaken

[spankerella]

Is now a good time to mention there's a Frankenstein Weekly, a Pride and Prejudice Weekly, and an Edgar Allen Poe Fortnightly?

There needs to be a Dracula Daily for every book ever. The only way I can read is if my dash is screaming at me while I do so

[bookwyrminspiration]

Are there any serialized classic newsletter things like Dracula/Frankenstein daily that will start later in the year?

I am by no means an exhaustive resource, but if by later in the year you mean the second half of the year, not that I know of. There are newsletters that haven't started yet, but the latest of those is in April, so I don't know if that counts as later.

Either way, here's some classic newsletter novels that haven't started quite yet:

Pride and Prejudice Weekly: Start date TBD, possibly March 10th

Musketeers Daily: The Three Musketeers, starts March 14th

Divine Comedy Weekly: The Divine Comedy (commonly known as Dante's Inferno), starts April 7th

The Great Read: Tackles five classic books (Count of Monte Cristo, Haunting of Hill House, etc.) throughout 2023. While the first has already started, the other four will be later. here's the schedule. when you sign up it will give you an option for a paid subscription, but you can select a free one

The Sorrows of Young Werther: I believe this one starts whenever you sign up, so it's not a mass sent thing. I may be wrong

Edgar Allen Poe Fortnightly: This one has technically already started, but the writings shared aren't connected to each other, so you can join at any time without missing out

Of course, there may be others I'm unaware of (feel free to let me know if there are), and there are several that have just started one could easily catch up on. But I hope that helps!

[davinciae]

it’s the anniversary of poe fortnightly. vienna 2024 it’s a SIGN

[daz4i]

i love reading the poems i get from poe fortnightly and pretending i understand anything. roleplaying intellectualism ohonhonhon 🍷

[nekoprankster218]

Yes, hi, hello, what the fuck was Poe's Lionizing

[organchordsandlightning]

FIRE ELMO EMOJI IM GONNA HAVE SO MANY DETECTIVES IN MY INBOX, SECOND DUPIN POE STORY ON POE FORTNIGHTLY

[capribornio]

Guess what I started!

Beggining Monday 12, A Christmas Carol Daily will deliver the book in small chunks to your inbox, ending in Christmas Day.

Hope you enjoy!

[lavinaigrette]

Montresor’s Regina George energy cannot be understated.

[the-frozen-city]

There are a few different projects just about to start now that Dracula Daily is ending!

Whale Weekly

Carmilla Weekly

Pride and Prejudice Weekly

Frankenstein Weekly

Poe Fortnightly (formerly daily, updated on days Dracula Daily didn’t)

Let’s keep reading together! Most of the new ones are weekly (or less!) so it’s a little more manageable! I hope we can keep our little book club going, I know I’ve had a wonderful time experiencing a great piece of media in real time with all of you.

It is so bittersweet that dracula daily is officially ending. I know that people will still continue to pour their love into the source material, but there was something so fun and almost magical about sharing the experience of reading the story together with a bunch of strangers all at the same time.

Regardless of if you stopped reading at some point or if you stayed until the end, just know that it was amazing to have participated in this phenomenal experience with you all.