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Ligeia

Edgar Allan Poe

1838

classics short stories

In Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "Ligeia," first published in 1838, the narrator, a self-professed opium addict, details his passion for his first wife, Ligeia, both intelligent and beautiful. When Ligeia passes away and the grief-stricken narrator marries again, his love for Ligeia lives on. Ultimately, the story reveals the destructive power of obsession and the haunting aspect of a love that never dies.

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Ligeia

Edgar Allan Poe

Year

1838

Fantasy Horror Literary Fiction Mystery

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classics short stories

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In Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "Ligeia," first published in 1838, the narrator, a self-professed opium addict, details his passion for his first wife, Ligeia, both intelligent and beautiful. When Ligeia passes away and the grief-stricken narrator marries again, his love for Ligeia lives on. Ultimately, the story reveals the destructive power of obsession and the haunting aspect of a love that never dies.

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