All 27 of Doré's detailed, masterly engravings from a rare 19th-century edition of The Raven, among the most popular American poems ever written. Dreamlike, otherworldly illustrations perfectly capture the bleak despair and mournful musings of Poe's poem. Apposite quotations from the poem are printed on facing pages; complete text is also included.
"Get out and never come back, thy king of shadowness!"
"---Nevermore"
Edgar Allan Poe was shouting, whooping in his own little world. Wondered his Lyda will......