Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Dark Ridge beneath the Red Sky
A long dark ridge projects into a broad field of shadow. Above it, a narrow band of red light divides the land from the dim sky. Severn’s sharply separated colours give Corelli’s fantasy an image of threatening distance rather than a literal view of the motor car.
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Arthur Severn. "The Dark Ridge beneath the Red Sky" [editorial title]. In The Devil's Motor: A Fantasy, Marie Corelli. 1910 edition, 1910, Hodder & Stoughton. Source scan leaf 69. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0177-0069
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Arthur Severn. The Dark Ridge beneath the Red Sky. The Devil's Motor: A Fantasy. Scan leaf 69. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0177-0069