Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
An edition of The Raven
(1845)
Le corbeau =
The raven : poëme
by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is 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 descent into madness. The poem makes use of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references. "The Raven" was first attributed to Poe in print in the New York Evening Mirror on January 29, 1845.
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The Raven: Multilingual
2009-03-23, LibriVox
Digital Audio
in English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Yiddish
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The raven. Le corbeau, poem
1968-01-01, Published by Walker in association with the Dept. of Printing and Graphic Arts, Harvard College Library
in English
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Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
"Cet ouvrage a été tiré à 240 exemplaires, numérotés, signés par les auteurs ..."
LC has copy no. 29.
English and French on opposite pages.
Title in red and black.
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