I Just Wanna Dance T-Shirt
Edgar Allan Poe is known for his macabre tales of mystery and terror. The mere mention of his name brings to mind murderers, madmen and premature burials. Which makes the recent discovery of some of his lost manuscripts a bit surprising. Turns out, Poe's tormented prose belied an almost schoolgirl-like giddiness.
An early draft of The Raven reveals the following passage:
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Always and forever more. (PS: You rock!)"
Or consider this unpublished line from The Island of the Fay. "The shade of the trees fell heavily upon the water, and seemed to bury itself therein, impregnating the depths of the element with darkness. And I thought to myself, 'I just wanna dance.'"
Other shocking discoveries: The Tell-Tale Heart was originally titled Tell It To My Heart. The Cask of Amontillado was originally The Basket Full of Rainbows. And The Masque of the Red Death was originally I'm Walking on Sunshine (and Don't It Feel Good).
An early draft of The Raven reveals the following passage:
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Always and forever more. (PS: You rock!)"
Or consider this unpublished line from The Island of the Fay. "The shade of the trees fell heavily upon the water, and seemed to bury itself therein, impregnating the depths of the element with darkness. And I thought to myself, 'I just wanna dance.'"
Other shocking discoveries: The Tell-Tale Heart was originally titled Tell It To My Heart. The Cask of Amontillado was originally The Basket Full of Rainbows. And The Masque of the Red Death was originally I'm Walking on Sunshine (and Don't It Feel Good).
