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Just a book blog
Just a book blog rated it 10 years ago
The way the poem flows is beautiful. It makes you want to keep reading. And the illustrations are gorgeous.A dark poem about a man who has lost his love, Lenore. He hears someone knocking at his chamber door, but when he opens it there is no one there. He then opens the window and in flies the raven...
Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog)
Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it 10 years ago
Genre: Classics / Poetry / Horror / Animals Year Published: 2006 Year Read: 2014 Publisher: KCP Poetry Now, I have been dying to read some of Edgar Allan Poe’s works for a long time and now I finally got the chance to reread Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem called “The Raven” in graphi...
travelin
travelin rated it 10 years ago
It's worth pointing out that, according to my Horrible Histories book on the Saxons, the raven was the Saxon messenger from the devil, arrived to foretell a person's fate, as described in Robert Southey's "The Devil's Due".
Skinny Dipping Into Books
Skinny Dipping Into Books rated it 10 years ago
A classic that is a must read for a foundation in the wonderful world of October lit.
My Cup of Tea
My Cup of Tea rated it 10 years ago
The chills
The Review Archive
The Review Archive rated it 11 years ago
"Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated narrative poem now available as a Simon & Schuster ebook, including an extended excerpt from Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen, a vivid and compelling novel about a poet who becomes entangled in an affair with Edgar Allan Poe—at the same time that she becomes the unwilling confid...
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 11 years ago
flows so wonderfully
Litchick's Hit List
Litchick's Hit List rated it 11 years ago
Am I the only one creeped out by ravens? Every time I hear mention of them I shudder. I mean, come on. Have you ever heard one croak? Second question; have you ever heard a tree full of them croak? I have. There I was, minding my own business, just trying to walk home from the bus stop. I didn’t eve...
Nicole~
Nicole~ rated it 11 years ago
The Raven debuted in 1845 to instant success, thanks to some smart circulating moves by Poe, himself. It put Poe in the center of the public eye after years of floundering, and into what we would describe today as "pop culture" celebrity. It is a narrative in verse, telling the story of a black bird...
Tracy's Stay in Midian
Tracy's Stay in Midian rated it 11 years ago
I own the original 1898 version of this book. It's a little beat up, but still in readable condition.
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