WILEY AND PUTNAM'S ADVERTISEMENT. 



VIII. 

 THE RAVEN, AND OTHER POEMS. 



Bv Edgar A. Poe. Price 31 cen^s 



Contefits —The Raven; The Valley of Unrest; Bridal Ballad; The 

 Sleeper; The Col.seum ; Leonore ; Catholic Hymn ; Israfel; Dream Land • 

 Sonnet to Zante ; The City in the Sea; To One in Paradise; Eulalie; A 

 Song ; The Conqueror Worm ; The Haunted Palace , Scenes from Politian 

 roems written in Youth. 



*' The chief characteristic of its contents is the perfect smoothness of its 

 versification, — a smoothness which is purely and thoroughly artistic, and 

 which springs from a complete knowledge of an art but little understood, 

 especially in this country. In this })articular Mr. Poe has very few equals. 

 His poems evince a brilliant and at times fantastic fancy, and have the char- 

 acteristics requisite to wide popularity." — Courier. 



" Mr. Poe's volume contains some very good poetry, among which (making 

 due allowance for the imitation of Miss Barrett) we would instance the 

 * Raven,' and the sonnet on ' Silence.' He is capable of nobler efforts than 

 such fugitive verses as compose the greater part of this collection. The 

 scenes from ' Politian ' occasionally give us glimpses of true dramatic 

 power." — Protestant Churchman 



*' Mr. Poe's name, as a poet, is well and favorably known to the public." 

 — Christian Intelligencer. 



" There is considerable inequality in the pieces that compose this num- 

 oer, but there is not one of them that could have been produced by any other 

 than a highly gifted mind, which had drank deeply into the spirit of the 

 muses. By far the best piece in the collection, is the one particularly men- 

 tioned in the title-page; and unless we greatly mistake, there is poetry 

 enough in this to confer immortality upon the name of its author. We are 

 glad to see that this series of works advances so well, and that it is likely 

 to prove an honor to the literature of our country." — JLlhany Citizen. 



" We admire them, and always have admired Mr. Poe's writings, but wt. 

 are particularly pleased with the pert and independent preface to the present 

 relume." — Emporiu7n. 



*' Edgar A. Poe is well known as a se-xrching and scathing critic, and art 

 able writer." — Philadelphia Inquirer 



"Mr. Poe's reputation as a poet is well established and will be improved 

 by this collected edition of his poems." — Providence Journal. 



" This work is one of ' The Library of American Books,' and its co ter.tj 

 aie from the pen of one who has written and continues to write well. IMr. 

 Poe is an active litterateur, and his rei)utation is widely and deservt^'lv 

 •pread." — Jlnglo-Jimcrican. 



•'There is good, substantial poetry in the collection — poetry to be read, 

 tdmired and remembered, despite tlie critiques and efforts of those who would 

 ridicule ihem into oblivion." — L^. S. Gazette. 



