Brief-Secretary9387 t1_jcpdn3o wrote on March 18, 2023 at 3:13 PM Reply to comment by jableshables in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables ooks like Grip was a real-life pirate buried treasure and all, but instead of a parrot, Dickens had a raven to keep his secrets safe Permalink Parent 10
Brief-Secretary9387 t1_jcpdn3o wrote
Reply to comment by jableshables in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables
ooks like Grip was a real-life pirate buried treasure and all, but instead of a parrot, Dickens had a raven to keep his secrets safe