I agree with Poe, if one does not cling to a restrictive or superficial concept of beauty. And I think it's enough to read Poe's own work to know that he took delight in much more than what would conventionally be classed as beautiful. He is a great contributor to the cause of expanding our...
A couple questions:
In this alternate timeline, is China still under Manchu/ Qing rule?
Are the Opium wars still a thing?
Is the Taiping Rebellion happening?