Literary Landmark: "Grip" the Raven, Rare Books Department, Free Library of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pa.

Dedicated: 1999

Grip was Charles Dickens’ pet Raven and is thought to be the inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" (1845).

Resources:

Photograph of Grip (Free Library of Philadelphia website)

Poe’s Raven Stuffed at Free Library (Philadelphia Magazine)