Happy All Hallow’s Eve!
Images from The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, illustrated by Gusave Dore, 1884.
Dore was an accomplished illustrator, this was the last book he contributed to before his death. He was born and lived in France from 1832-1883. He received 30,000 francs ($721,680 in 2012) from Harper and Brothers for his work on this book.
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