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"I would call aloud upon her name.". Illustration of Ligeia, a short story. "Ligeia" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman. She falls ill, composes "The Conqueror Worm", and quotes lines attributed to Joseph Glanvill (which suggest that life is sustainable only through willpower) shortly before dying. After her death, the narrator marries the Lady Rowena. Rowena becomes ill and she dies as well. The distraught narrator stays with her body overnight and watches as Rowena slowly comes back from the dead – though she has transformed into Ligeia. . Tales of Mystery and Imagination ... Illustrated by Harry Clarke. London : G. G. Harrap ; New York : Brentano's, [1923]. Source: 12703.i.44 plate opposite page 110.

"I would call aloud upon her name.". Illustration of Ligeia, a short story. "Ligeia" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman. She falls ill, composes "The Conqueror Worm", and quotes lines attributed to Joseph Glanvill (which suggest that life is sustainable only through willpower) shortly before dying. After her death, the narrator marries the Lady Rowena. Rowena becomes ill and she dies as well. The distraught narrator stays with her body overnight and watches as Rowena slowly comes back from the dead – though she has transformed into Ligeia. . Tales of Mystery and Imagination ... Illustrated by Harry Clarke. London : G. G. Harrap ; New York : Brentano's, [1923]. Source: 12703.i.44 plate opposite page 110.
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"I would call aloud upon her name.". Illustration of Ligeia, a short story. "Ligeia" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman. She falls ill, composes "The Conqueror Worm", and quotes lines attributed to Joseph Glanvill (which suggest that life is sustainable only through willpower) shortly before dying. After her death, the narrator marries the Lady Rowena. Rowena becomes ill and she dies as well. The distraught narrator stays with her body overnight and watches as Rowena slowly comes back from the dead – though she has transformed into Ligeia. . Tales of Mystery and Imagination ... Illustrated by Harry Clarke. London : G. G. Harrap ; New York : Brentano's, [1923]. Source: 12703.i.44 plate opposite page 110.
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3677 x 4740 px | 49.9 MB
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31.1 x 40.1 cm | 12.3 x 15.8 in (300 dpi)