The Rape of the Lock

The Rape of the LockOnly rarely in publishing history has the ideal edition of a literary work been created, where text, typography, and illustrations complement one another perfectly. Among the few examples are the Kelmscott Chaucer, Baskerville's Milton, and Beardsley's Salome. Another such book is the 1896 edition of Pope's The Rape of the Lock, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. Beardsley's elaborate drawings for The Rape of the Lock were created during the last phase

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This Dover edition reproduces the first edition: the complete text of the five-canto poem

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