Edgar Allan Poe Gets Second Funeral 160 Years Later

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Second funeral for writer Poe

The great American writer Edgar Allan Poe has been honoured with a decent funeral service in Baltimore, 160 years after his original burial drew only seven people. As part of events marking the 200th anniversary of his birth, the city where Poe died and is buried hosted the event, featuring a dummy of the writer in a coffin and many mourners in period costume.