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As our commemoration of the 250th continues, join us on Wednesday, October 28th at 6 pm for “American Gothic: Dark Stories for a Young Nation” as we explore some of America’s best-known dark literature and its New England roots. Together with Brown University English Professor Jim Egan, we will examine the literary and historical contexts behind classic 19th-century stories by essential American authors Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe.We will also be joined by retired National Park Ranger John McNiff, who will help to bring this genre to life by reading selections from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” “Young Goodman Brown,” and the entirety of “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
The program begins at 6 pm. Guests may arrive at 5:30pm for a wine and cheese reception.
Egan is a Professor of English at Brown University. He specializes in 17th- and 18th-century colonial British-American literature, and he studies various aspects of the role of literature in an information age.
Guests can register here. Tickets are $10 for RIHS members and $15 for non-members.
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Nelson W. Aldrich House, 110 Benevolent St, Providence, RI 02906-3152, United States
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