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Originally Posted by Ningauble  Also remember that the mother of his uncle-in-law, Dr. Clark, knew Mrs. Whitman personally and apparently prejudiced her son against Poe, so that young Howard had to defend his idol constantly against his uncle. |
Indeed, yes. For that matter, there was, iirc, some controversy about the naming of Poe Street in Providence at one point, as well. Poe, being the often irascible figure he was, certainly left more than a few enemies behind....