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Page last updated at 03:57 GMT, Monday, 12 October 2009 04:57 UK

Second funeral for writer Poe

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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.

Russell Trott reports.

READ MORE: 'Funeral' honours Edgar Allan Poe

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