The Lady of Shalott

First published in 1832 and revised in 1842, this narrative poem presents a lady confined to a tower on the river to Camelot, weaving what she sees only in a mirror because a curse forbids her to look directly at the world. She knows the passing road, the reapers, and the river by reflection until Sir Lancelot rides by in armour and song. She turns to the window, the weave unravels, and she writes her name on a boat and floats downstream to the town. The poem is a medieval lyric of isolation and desire, not a full Arthurian cycle.

Bound in maroon moire silk with a gilt on black cover label. Gold lightweight card slipcase embossed with FS logo. Pattern printed gilt on maroon endpapers. Miniature poetry series.