The best loved narrative poems of all time that will delight adults, teens children: lovers of all literature and those who are new to the genre of poetry. Revisit your favorite classics such as Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," "The Night Before Christmas, "Hiawatha," The "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," "The Goblin Market," etc. Beautifully illustrated with the most famous and loved artwork from the last two centuries, including art by Pre-Raphaelite John Williams Waterhouse. The 25 poems by America's and Europe's most beloved writers highlight the best of rhyming epic poetry and serve as a model for all future writes seeking to tell mythic tales through ballads and "story" poems.