This little book contains a lot; a lot to read and a lot to think about. It starts with The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and moves on to Christabel. These were followed by some shorter poems, including, Kubla Khan. There follow some prose extracts by Coleridge which I found interesting. But of most interest to me was Editor Henderson's commentary on the merits of Coleridge poetry. I'll read that again later. The next section is a short biography - what a tortured soul. An Appendix explores his personality, and the book finishes with an Analysis of The Ancient Mariner. Right at the end of the printed matter included is a list of the first 180 titles in the Kings Treasuries series. ( )

As poetic as English poetry gets. Full of strange images and full of allusions that I just don't understand. ( )

It's hard to picture a more imaginative interpretation of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner!"
And, the resilient Albatross was a lot of fun.

Exceptional pairing of Poetry and Cartoons.

In both high school and college, Samuel Coleridge's poem was always compelling

(For some reason, though this is Hunt Emerson's book, most of the review comments refer to Dore'.) ( )

Excellent Addition to Coleridge

"The Rime of The Ancient Mariner" is a classic poem. As literature, it is exceptional. It has numerous editions, including updated and annotated versions by Coleridge himself after the poem was first published. Some of the more famous editions started to be published in 1876 with illustrations by Gustave Doré. Being difficult to interpret, the literal drawings by Doré seem appropriately moody. Carol Moran's illustrations, however, try to give the poem a more spiritual dimension. The vision of death, for example, is drawn as a buxom blonde with ruby-red lips. At times, the illustrations have a very innocent, child-like quality to them. This is perhaps why I was first attracted to the book when I found it on my family's bookshelf some thirty years ago and have kept it on my own shelves ever since. Moran's work appears to be done with colored pencils, watercolors, and pens, but I cannot say for certain. Fans of "The Ancient Mariner" will enjoy this edition, along with Doré's, and Coleridge's annotated version. ( )

Interesting story

Coleridge is not for the weak. Good story, but man I don't enjoy poetry much. This version reads easier than the previous one. ( )