Group    From 1998 

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Prague

Categories: Community / Clubs, Literature

Countries: Czechoslovakia

Established as a non-profit organisation, it was originally set up to promote the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe and to encourage and promote old and new artistic interpretations of his works. It possesses over 15,000 articles, including first editions, which relate to Poe.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Edgar Allan Poe Society of Prague

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Edgar Allan Poe - N16 - Bust

Here is a  video of the unveiling.

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Edgar Allan Poe - N16 - Plaque 2

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Lyceum Theatre

Edgar Allan Poe's maternal grandparents performed as actors at this theatre, ...

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