William Heath Robinson was fortunate to have started his career during the golden age of book illustration. The invention of photographic techniques had freed artists from the necessity of having their work hand engraved onto plates. It had also produced a dramatic reduction in publishing costs and publishers took full advantage. Robinson's reputation today rests largely on his humorous drawings of unworkable gadgets, which he only started to produce in 1917. The over 100 illustrations reproduced here show a very different Robinson. They were commissioned for an edition of Edgar Allan Poe's poetical works and published by George Bell in 1900. They are very much of their period; showing the influence of such other artists as Mucha and Beardsley. To access the pictures, click on the poem name in the menu at left; right-click on a picture to save it. Many of them are suitable for colouring, either with a paint program or after printing. When you've finished with this section simply close the browser window. The texts of the poems can be found by using the links in the 'Poe Links' section. I haven't included the texts of the poems here since they are already available on the internet.