Question: why edgar allan poe wrote the raven?
Answer: It turns out, The Raven, published in 1845, was inspired by the pet raven that Charles Dickens owned. ... Dickens wrote about Grip in his 1841 novel, Barnaby Rudge, and Poe reviewed the book for Graham's Magazine. While Dickens was on his book tour in the United States, Poe wrote to him requesting a meeting.