An exhibit to get you in the spirit!

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, illustrated by French artist Gustave Doré, 1884, Vanderbilt Special Collections

Get in the Halloween spirit by viewing All Hallows: Witches, Magic and Things that go Bump, an online exhibit built by Teresa Gray, curator of Special Collections. The exhibit features a first American edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, grimoires, and other books about magic, rare accounts of witch trials, as well as books on alchemy, tarot and divination, spiritualism, and fantastic beasts from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

Enjoy!

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