Edgar Allan Poe (1909)

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A young woman, Virginia Poe (Linda Arvidson), lies dying in a barren room, shivering beneath a single inadequate blanket on a thin pallet bed. Her husband, Edgar Allan Poe (Herbert Yost), watches her in agony. He tries to prepare her a sustaining meal, but the cupboard is completely bare. He prays… More A young woman, Virginia Poe (Linda Arvidson), lies dying in a barren room, shivering beneath a single inadequate blanket on a thin pallet bed. Her husband, Edgar Allan Poe (Herbert Yost), watches her in agony. He tries to prepare her a sustaining meal, but the cupboard is completely bare. He prays desperately. Suddenly, Poe notices that a raven has appeared in the room, perching upon its only ornament, a bust of Pallas. He is seized with inspiration...