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"A Tale of the Ragged Mountains" is an 1844 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, partly based on his experiences while studying at the University of Virginia. The story takes place near Charlottesville, and this is the only time Poe sent a hero to Virginia. The story was first published in a magazine (Godey's Lady's Book) and later included in Poe's collection of short stories (Tales), published in 1845. The protagonist of the story is Augustus Bedloe, a young man who suffers from nervous attacks. Walking among the hills of Virginia, he finds himself in an unknown valley with palm trees and hyenas, where he sees a huge eastern city. Observing the riots in the streets and the black rebellion, Bedloe takes part in suppressing the rebellion, but dies. It seems to him that his soul is separated from his body, and he returns to the place where his mysterious adventure began. Feeling like himself, the hero returns to the doctor and tells him what happened. The doctor informs Bedloe that he has taken up his treatment because of his uncanny resemblance to a friend named Aldeburgh, who died during the suppression of the rebellion in Benares under W. Hastings, 36 years before. While Bedloe was wandering in the hills, the doctor was writing down the events of the rebellion on paper. If you read Bedloe backwards, you will get Aldeburgh. In The Tale of the Rocky Mountains, Poe's scientific theories are brought to the fore, intertwined with the history of the British Empire. The author anticipated the current interest in psychoactive drugs, transmigration of souls, and the development of the doctor-patient relationship.

Author: Roman Molodiy
Duration: 28 minutes 25 seconds