Art, Symbol & Imagination
Hish, the Lord of Silence
A pale owl-like form rises from the undergrowth before a dense wall of dark tree trunks. Its quiet profile remains sharply separated from the forest. The printed caption names Hish, whom the surrounding text describes leaving the forest without a sound.
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S. H. Sime. "Hish, the Lord of Silence" [editorial title]. In The Gods of Pegāna, Lord Dunsany; illustrations by S. H. Sime. Supplied illustrated edition from The Pegana Press, 1911, The Pegana Press. Source scan leaf 51. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0254-0041
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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S. H. Sime. Hish, the Lord of Silence. The Gods of Pegāna. Scan leaf 51. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0254-0041