Sourced answers

Fifteen editorial introductions to the library. Follow the sources to examine the text and evidence.

• Why does the raven say ‘Nevermore’?
• Where was The Cask of Amontillado first printed?
• Did Poe see Annabel Lee published?
• Did Poe write The Raven backwards?
• Why is Montresor an unreliable narrator?
• Who is speaking in The Raven?
• Who is Lenore in The Raven?
• Why does the raven sit on a bust of Pallas?
• Is the raven supernatural?
• When was The Raven first published?
• What is The Tell-Tale Heart about?
• Why is the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart unreliable?
• Why does Montresor use Amontillado as his lure?
• What did Fortunato do to Montresor?
• Is the speaker of Annabel Lee the same as Poe?