Henderson, Paul G., 1882-1950
In 1877, James Whitcomb Riley and John Oscar Henderson, editor of the Kokomo Dispatch, published a poem they claimed was written by Edgar Allen Poe. The poem was actually written by Riley, who wanted to play a joke on his detractors. The hoax ran for a considerable time before it was exposed, and continued to pop up throughout Riley's lifetime.
From the description of Leonainie: The Poe-Poem Hoax of James Whitcomb Riley, 1948-1949. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 21126151
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Henderson, Paul G., 1882-1950. Papers, 1948-1949. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Henderson, Paul G., 1882-1950. Leonainie: The Poe-Poem Hoax of James Whitcomb Riley, 1948-1949. | Indiana Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Henderson, John Oscar, 1837-1935. | person |
| associatedWith | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | person |
| associatedWith | Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916. | person |
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| Indiana |
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| American poetry |
| Poets, American |
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| Impostors and imposture |
| Literary forgeries and mystifications |
| Poetry |
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Birth 1882
Death 1950
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