Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin — H.L. Stephens

Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin, with vivid illustrations of scenes of the poem, by Henry Louis Stephens. A rhyming story originally published in 1865 about a group of animals who are about to bury their friend, Cock Robin, who was killed by a bow and arrow, by a sparrow of course. The theme of Cock Robin's death as well as the poem's distinctive cadence have become archetypes in literary fiction, from poems, to murder mysteries, to cartoons. This illustrated edition by Henry Louis Stephens. A well known caricaturist, Stephens excelled at depicting animals and illustrated several children's stories as well as being an early contributor to Vanity Fair.