Literary Tattoos

Inked Mag Staff

July 21st, 2014

Literary Tattoos

Books come in all shapes and sizes and cover just about any topic you can think off, however, there are some that perhaps you were forced to read in high…

Books come in all shapes and sizes and cover just about any topic you can think off, however, there are some that perhaps you were forced to read in high school, decided to pick up off of a coffee table, or stumbled upon in a book store that have resinated with you long after you finished reading. For those great works of literature that still hold strong with readers today, here are some of the coolest literary tattoos we’ve come across.

This tattoo depicts both the stanzas and imagery from Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem, “The Raven.”

This is a great spin on the imagery from T.S. Eliot’s “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock.”

The characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s *The Great Gatsby* are always being watched by the yellowing eyes of T.J. Eckleburg.

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Vector Mossby is the tattooist who designed this lamp post from C.S. Lewis’ *The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.*

This quote was taken from the master of horror fiction, Stephen King, and his novel *It.*

This graphic image of Alex DeLarge is inspired by Anthony Burgess’ novel *A Clockwork Orange.*

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This tattoo is designed after the poem “Bluebird” by Charles Bukowski.

This tattoo is a depiction of Holden Caulfield, the main character from J.D. Salinger’s novel *The* *Catcher in the Rye.*

These two feet create the ghoulish pairing of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, *The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.*

This devilishly dead pig head is taken from imagery described in The Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

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This bird is taken from the cover art of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel *Lullaby.*

Roald Dahl is famous for his fabulous novels and brilliant illustrations, including *Matilda.*

Ernest Hemingway’s *The Old Man and the Sea* was the inspiration for this amazing tattoo.

When Jane Austen wrote *Pride and Prejudice*, she also helped to create one of the most beloved couples in literature, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.

This is a phenomenal black and grey portrait of poet and writer, Sylvia Plath.

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Kurt Vonnegut penned this quote when he wrote the novel *Slaughterhouse-Five.*

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the iconic detective, Sherlock Holmes, who inspired this fan’s tattoo.

Tim Burton is best known for his films, however, this tattoo was inspired by his story *The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy.*

Ramona Flowers is one of the pivotal characters from Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel series, *Scott Pilgrim.*

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