The Raven

A narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1845. It tells of a grieving man who is visited at midnight by a mysterious raven that answers his questions about his lost Lenore with the word "Nevermore.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›American poetry›Colonial times to 1860

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