Art, Symbol & Imagination
Tom o’ the Roads
A dark human figure hangs in chains high above the ground. Two watchers and a ladder occupy the lower edge beneath shafts of light. The caption identifies Tom o’ the Roads, whose last night is told in Dunsany’s The Highwaymen.
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S. H. Sime. "Tom o’ the Roads" [editorial title]. In The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories, Lord Dunsany; illustrations by S. H. Sime. Supplied illustrated edition from George Allen & Sons, undated edition, George Allen & Sons. Source scan leaf 140. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0256-0129
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S. H. Sime. Tom o’ the Roads. The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories. Scan leaf 140. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0256-0129