Text: John H. Ingram, “The Poe Cult,” Athenaeum (London, UK), whole no. 4277, October 16, 1909, p. 462

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‘THE POE CULT.’

MR. E. L. DIDIER'S statements respecting my dealings with Prof. Harrison are as far from the truth as are his references to my correspondence with the late Mrs. Shew and her family. I gave Prof. Harrison permission to make full use of my publications about Edgar Poe in the United States, as he courteously acknowledged in his ‘Life of Poe,’ but retained all rights over my copyrights in the British dominions. I never threatened Prof. Harrison with a lawsuit, consequently he could not have “said he was prepared to meet Mr. Ingram in a court of justice.”

JOHN H. IINGRAM.