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October 24, 2009

Edgar Allan Poe and wine at the Enoch Pratt

edgar allan poe and wine at the enoch pratt We all know that Edgar Allan Poe liked a drink or two, so it's fitting for the Enoch Pratt to host a Poe-focused event called "Wine in the Stacks." On Thursday, Oct. 29, you can enjoy wine and light fare, and get a guided tour of the library's Poe archives. You'll see photographs of Poe, fragments from his coffin and locks of hair, as well as his letters.

The event is sponsored by the Pratt Contemporaries, a group of library supporters who plan programs for folks in their 20's and 30's. "Wine in the Stacks" starts at 6:30; if you'd like to attend, RSVP to contemps@prattlibrary.org. Maybe next month, they can have a beer-guzzling night to honor H.L. Mencken, or an absinthe-sipping night to accompany the Center Stage production of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."

While you're waiting for the Pratt event, here's a quiz to compare yourself to famous literary swillers. Which writer do you drink like?

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 12:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Drinking any Amontillado???

Sorry, sorry, I'll just go over here and keep quiet,
Laurretta

Posted by: Lauretta(ConstellationBooks) | October 24, 2009 11:45 AM

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.