The Raven (Illustrated)

von Edgar Allan Poe

This eBook edition of "The Raven" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Raven is a narrative poem often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. This edition also includes: The Philosophy of Composition - An essay in which Poe describes his method in writing the poem The Raven by Sarah Helen Whitman - A poem written as a valentine to Edgar Allan Poe The Raven by Edward Everett Hale - An article about the poem The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard - A biography of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story.