The Rape of the Lock: an Heroicomical Poem in Five Cantos

A rare example of a literary work where text, typography, and illustration perfectly complement one another. Created during Beardsley's Romantic period, the rich, textural contrasts of his drawings are a wonderful match for the delicate fancy of Pope's poem. "These drawings . . . can scarcely be matched in English literature." — R. A. Walker.Reprint of the original 1896 edition.