Raven E-book Author: Edgar Allan Poe Genre: Children Stories, Literature, Poetry, Terror
Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-49) - American poet, short-story writer, and critic
who is best known for his tales of ratiocination, his fantastical horror
stories, and his genre-founding detective stories. Poe, whose cloudy
personal life is a virtual legend, considered himself primarily a poet.
The Raven (1845) - Poe's best-known poem which gained him instant renown.
Opening lines: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and
weary, / Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
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