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The Raven

By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: William Roberts
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This is a story from the Fall of the House of Usher collection.

The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly, he touches upon some of our greatest nightmares: Premature burial, ghostly transformation, words from beyond the grave. Written in the 1840s, they have retained their power to shock and frighten even now.

Also in this collection of Poe's tales of mystery and imagination: "The Black Cat", "The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar", "The Cask of Amontillado", "Ligeia", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Premature Burial", and "The Raven".

Public Domain (P)2003 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Poetry United States World Literature Scary Short Story Heartfelt

Editorial reviews

A master of early American Gothic, Edgar Allan Poe wrote many classic texts, though one stands above the rest as his most widely popular and beloved work. "The Raven" begins with a heartbroken narrator alone in his room, lamenting his lost love, Lenore, when a raven appears. Initially bemused by the black bird, the narrator soon becomes frustrated by its presence, and its oft-repeated cry of "Nevermore" triggers his slow descent into insanity. William Roberts captures the complex rhythms and musicality of Poe's language with startling precision, and his controlled performance effectively unravels as he portrays the narrator's escalating madness.

Critic reviews

"Those who thought only Basil Rathbone could narrate Poe are in for a surprise and a treat. The no-nonsense William Roberts narrates a production mercifully free of frills. No unnecessary music or sound effects interfere with the brilliance of the writing or the purity of the performance." ( AudioFile)
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is a fast 9 minutes and a classic work.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Each character must play off the other in this work.

Which character – as performed by William Roberts – was your favorite?

Roberts eerie raven was very suitable to the story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Intriguing

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I absolutely love this poem and the narrator does a wonderful and eerie job of telling it. Very well done and I give my thanks to him.

Lovely and Chilling

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Great Narrator. No silly sound effects. I have never heard this long version of the poem before.

long version.

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Haunting poetry captured perfectly by the narrator. The voice and the words stay with you as only The Raven can!

Excellent Narration of Great Creepy Poetry

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The story itself is great but the performance is kind of flat. Gets the job done I suppose.

It’s aright enough.

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