Set in an unspecified era in England, amid the shadowed interiors of secluded old houses, the story follows a widowed narrator haunted by the memory of his first wife, Ligeia. Her exceptional learning, forceful character, and enigmatic presence remain vivid long after her death. Though he enters a new marriage, the past refuses to recede. The narrative explores grief, memory, devotion, and the limits of human will, creating an atmosphere in which the familiar world seems increasingly uncertain.
