Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Cave of the Echoes: Reginald Machell’s Initial
A dark column forms the vertical stroke of an illustrated initial beside a seated figure reflected in water. Pale hanging formations descend from the cave roof above. The ornament opens The Cave of the Echoes in Blavatsky’s Nightmare Tales, illustrated by Reginald Machell. The narrow letter contains a setting deep enough to suggest a chamber beyond the first line of the story.
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Reginald Machell. "The Cave of the Echoes: Reginald Machell’s Initial" [editorial title]. In Nightmare Tales, H. P. Blavatsky. 1907 Aryan Theosophical Press scan, 1907, The Aryan Theosophical Press. Source scan leaf 81. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0112-0071
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Reginald Machell. The Cave of the Echoes: Reginald Machell’s Initial. Nightmare Tales. Scan leaf 81. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0112-0071