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The Raven

Poe poem represented by printings, an illustrated edition, a recorded recitation, a composition essay and an advertising reference.

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Book or periodical1845-02-28

Newspaper printing of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, on page 1, columns 2–3. All 18 poem stanzas are present.

Book or periodical1849-10-20

Newspaper printing of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, on page 1, columns 2–3. All 18 poem stanzas are present.

Audio or video5 June 1913 (repository catalogue)

Percy Hemus recites Poe’s “The Raven” with piano accompaniment by Gladys Craven. Listen to both sides of the Victor recording.

Book or periodical1884

Historical illustrated edition of Poe’s poem, including Doré’s illustrations and Edmund C. Stedman’s accompanying comment.

Historical source[1870] catalogue date; later overprint undated

Chromolithographic advertising label using a raven and the refrain “Quoth the Raven: Nevermore.”

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Book or periodicalApril 1846

Poe’s essay explaining his account of composing “The Raven,” preserved in the original periodical issue.

Book or periodical8 February 1845

Periodical printing of “The Raven,” signed Edgar A. Poe, with an introduction stating that the poem was copied from the American Review.

Book or periodicalFebruary 1845

Poem printed under the name “Quarles,” with the periodical’s introductory notice. Preserved within its bound-volume scan.

Book or periodical29 January 1845 (issue attribution not independently confirmed)

Newspaper-page facsimile with “The Raven” and an editorial introduction in the first column.