The Raven in Never too Late to Read Classics

Nov 02, 2009 Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, audio-books, read-2009

Available at ThoughtAudio.

This poem tells the tale of an old man alone in his home who is visited by a raven, proclaiming that his beloved will return to him nevermore.

1884 Illustrated The Raven - available to view online in hires! - at the Library of Congress. ...more

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Apr 12, 2019 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2019, classics, poetry

I have never been a big reader of poetry. I think I needed to take a class on it in college to learn more about it. However, when I saw this on LibriVox I decided it was long past the time that I should read it/listen to it. I am glad that I did because Poe took me on a quick, tense, scary journey in a few short minutes.

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Dec 23, 2019 Amanda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-stars, poetry, kickstarter-backer, classics, format-book

I love all of the Obvious State books and recently kickstarted the newest set of ten, the first six of which were sent early and two of which were still being made. I am doing the beginnings of these the same before adding some commentary in under since I flew through them all this week. The art is what makes these books forever and ever and ever amen. It's why they make them, taking the classics that touch our hearts so deeply and displaying them across the pages of these books.

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