Its Figures Passed by Me

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A man with a goatee reclines dreamily as figures from his reverie drift around him amid floral ornamentation

The earth grew dark, and its figures passed by me, like flitting shadows, and among them all I beheld only—Morella.

(P. 30.)

Artist

Name:: Clarke, Harry
Dates:: 1889-1931
Country:: Ireland

Illustration

Subject:: People
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Duke University Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Tales of mystery and imagination
Author:: Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher:: London, New York: Brentano's Publishers, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., n.d.
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A man with a goatee reclines, propped on one elbow, as figures from his wistful daydream drift around him amid lush floral ornamentation.

Illustration to the tale “Morella.”

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