Excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe: A Centenary TributeAmong those with whom sentiment had quickened to conviction were the members of The Woman's Liter ary Club of Baltimore, who first discussed the subject in March, 1904. From the flint and steel of their inter changing thoughts was lit the flame of purpose on April 18, 1907, when The Edgar Allan Poe Memorial Association was incorporated by the board of manage ment of the Woman's Literary Club with the object of erecting in Baltimore a monument to the poet worthy of his genius.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.