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Events,
Exhibitions, and Sites of Interest We are pleased to list events of interest
to our membership and to which we are invited.
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The
Raven in the Frog Pond: Edgar Allan Poe and the City
of Boston Boston Public Library December 17, 2009 - March 10, 2010 Many people may be surprised to learn that Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston. Mounted at the end of the Poe bicentennial year, the upcoming Boston Public Library exhibit, The Raven in the Frog Pond, uses materials from the Library's collections and elsewhere to tell the story of Poe's relation to the city of his birth. In its approach to Poe biography, the exhibit reviews the facts and presents information about Poe's time here. It engages urban legends that have grown up around the Poe-Boston story. It considers what Boston has done or failed to do to celebrate this native author. And it takes a close look at Poe's quarrel with Boston literary figures, seeing it as both a personal conflict and a turning point in the development of American culture. More information |
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On
the Edge: the Hidden Art of Fore-edge Book Painting The Boston Public Library is pleased to announce that its collection of fore-edge paintings has been digitized and is accessible through a new website, a project made possible by a generous gift from Anne and David Bromer. Public/expert comments are invited through the comments button located in each individual fore-edge painting record. |
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Publishers'
Bindings Online, 1815-1930: The Art of Books (PBO) |
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