The Raven Man

‘In Mournful and Everlasting Remembrance’
A novel based on the facts of the life of the amazing Edgar Allan Poe.

same as title Edgar Allan Poe

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The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher – horror stories known all over the world. But who wrote them? Yes, a familiar name - Edgar Allan Poe. But who was he? Was he really an opium addict and alcoholic? Did he actually marry his thirteen year old cousin? Was he a monster or a misunderstood genius? In The Raven Man, Dedwydd Jones, a fellow Celt, presents an historically accurate picture of Edgar’s astonishing life and times. The extraordinary Mr Poe is seen at last, as someone who was all too human after all. SynopsisThe Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher – horror stories known all over the world. But who wrote them? Yes, a familiar name - Edgar Allan Poe. But who was he? Was he really an opium addict and alcoholic? Did he actually marry his thirteen year old cousin? Was he a monster or a misunderstood genius? In The Raven Man, Dedwydd Jones, a fellow Celt, presents an historically accurate picture of Edgar’s astonishing life and times. The extraordinary Mr Poe is seen at last, as someone who was all too human after all. Comments and Reactions

“The Poe novel I really enjoyed reading. It painted a sympathetic picture without being uncritical, and brought his whole world to life wonderfully well. Blessings.”

Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Lambeth Place

“This is an ‘autobiographical’ novel, à la Irving Stone, a fictionalized life of Edgar Allan Poe. The writing is as superb, ornate and Gothic as the writings of its main character. Lots of historical detail, sidelights, insights and foreshadowings. I like the way the past is presented here, as if it is the present. Poe was a fascinating person, and this is a fascinating book, I like the way Mr Jones plunges the reader into Poe’s life and the 19th century milieu.”