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When it comes to literary greats, inspiration can come from anywhere. For famed gothic writer Edgar Allen Poe, one idea came from a raven, which inspired his famous poem of the same name about the foreboding bird. Now that little black muse is enshrined in a history exhibit for all to see.<\/p>\n

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The actual bird that inspired the gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door can now be found by the public in the flesh (well, you know what I mean), as part of a new exhibit at the Philadelphia Public Library.<\/p>\n

Named Grip, the pet raven was actually owned by author Charles Dickens\u2014and was preserved by a taxidermist upon its death. The archive exhibit is in honor of what would be Dickens\u2019 200th birthday.<\/p>\n

The raven appeared as a minor character in Dickens\u2019 novel\u00a0Barnaby Rudge<\/em>, which Poe panned in a Saturday Evening Post review of the book in 1841. His biggest gripe? The raven didn\u2019t get enough play.<\/p>\n

The creepy bird imagery apparently stuck with Poe, because in 1845 he decided to give the raven the terrifying tale he deserved, writing \u201cThe Raven.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For a little chaser, here\u2019s Vincent Price putting his own distinctive spin on that famous poem:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=27ZvwQd-wXw<\/a>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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