This poem has been illustrated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Arthur Rackham. It has been framed as a children's book, a warning about consumerism and addiction, a cautionary tale about sex, a Christian allegory about sin and redemption, and a feminist fable about sisterly solidarity. It’s even made a truly bizarre appearance in Playboy Magazine!  Welcome to the weird world of Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market.

Resources:

Rossetti, Christina. Goblin Market. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44996/goblin-market

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. "Buy from us with a golden curl." 1862. Illustration for Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market and Other Poems. Scanned image by Simon Cooke, with caption material and formatting by George P. Landow. Victorian Web. https://victorianweb.org/art/illustration/dgr/1.html

---. "Golden head by golden head." 1862. Illustration for Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market and Other Poems. Scanned image and text by George P. Landow. Victorian Web. https://victorianweb.org/art/illustration/dgr/2.html

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