The Raven

By Edgar Allan Poe

A talking raven visits a devasted lover, who is in the midst of mourning the loss of his great love, Leonore. One of the most famous narrative poems, written by the great Edgar Allan Poe, it was first published to immediate success in 1845. This edition is from 1884, beautifully illustrated with lavish woodcuts by the great French artist Gustave Doré, and features a comment by the poet Edward C. Stedman.-

• Language: English
• Publisher: SAGA Egmont
• Release date: Jan 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9788726320848

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809. His parents, both touring actors, died before he was three. He was raised by John Allan, a prosperous Virginian merchant. Poe published his first volume of poetry while still a teenager. He worked as an editor for magazines in Philadelphia, Richmond and New York, and achieved respect as a literary critic. In 1836, he married his thirteen year-old cousin. It was only with the publication of The Raven and other Poems in 1845 that he achieved national fame as a writer. Poe died in mysterious circumstances in 1849.

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Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven

ILLUSTRATED

BY GUSTAVE DORÉ

Saga

The Raven

Original title

The Raven

Copyright © 1884, 2019 Edgar Allan Poe, Edmund Clarence Stedman and SAGA Egmont

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ISBN: 9788726320848

1. e-book edition, 2019

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