Stately Raven

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Open here I flung the shutter — Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore.

Artist

Name:: Tenniel, John
Dates:: 1820-1914
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Cooper, James Davis
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe
Author(s):: Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher:: New York: J.S. Redfield, 1858
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A man stands by a window, holding the shutter open as he anxiously watches the raven that flies in.

Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, bird, black & white, The raven, Victorian

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