Lenore

by Gottfried August Burger · 1774

A grieving maiden curses God, and her dead lover returns at midnight to carry her on horseback to his grave.

Books that mention Lenore (2)

• Dracula by Bram Stoker: “One of my companions whispered to another the line from Burger's "Lenore":--”
• My Life by Richard Wagner: “a recitation of Burger's Lenore”