Al Aaraaf
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"Al Aaraaf" is an early poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1829. It tells of the afterlife in a place called Al Aaraaf, inspired by A'raf as described in the Quran. At 422 lin
Illustration for "Al Aaraaf" by W. Heath Robinson
Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems (1829)
James Russell Lowell helped Poe arrange a public appearance in Boston in 1845. Instead of presenting a new poem, Poe read "Al Aaraaf".
Broadway Journal
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The Broadway Journal was a short-lived New York City-based newspaper founded by Charles Frederick Briggs and John Bisco in 1844 and was published from January 1845 to January 1846. In its first year,
Charles Frederick Briggs, one of the two founders of the Broadway Journal
