The Complete Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Illustrated by William Heath Robinson

Although best known for his short stories Edgar Allan Poe was by nature and choice a poet. From his exquisite lyric 'To Helen' to his immortal masterpieces 'Annabel Lee' 'The Bells' and 'The Raven' Poe stands beside the celebrated English romantic poets Shelley Byron and Keats and his haunting sensuous poetic vision profoundly influenced the Victorian giants Swinburne Tennyson and Rossetti. This book is carefully illustrated by the famous illustrator and cartoonist William Heath Robinson. William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) is an artist whose work whether in his well known humorous drawings or his illustrations for Kipling Shakespeare or children's stories is integral to British cultural heritage. This book includes among others poems by Poe :Alone (1875) Annabel Lee (1849) The Bells (1849) The City in the Sea (1831) The Conqueror Worm (1843) Dream-Land (1844) A Dream Within A Dream (1850) Eldorado (1849) For Annie (1849) The Haunted Palace (1839) The Raven (1845) The Sleeper (1831) To The River (1829) Spirits of the Dead (1829) A Valentine (1850) The Valley of Unrest (1845) and many more poems.