Art, Symbol & Imagination
Mung and the Beast of Mung
A tall cloaked figure rises through a triangular shadow with one arm extended. A great reclining beast lies along the pale ground below. Sime’s caption identifies Mung and the beast of Mung, giving death an imposing bodily presence within Dunsany’s imagined mythology.
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S. H. Sime. "Mung and the Beast of Mung" [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 57. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0254-0047
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S. H. Sime. Mung and the Beast of Mung. The Gods of Pegāna. Scan leaf 57. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0254-0047