Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Spirits of Dead Suns
Three pale figures raise their arms beneath a broad vessel filled with a city-like landscape. Their flowing hair continues into the radiating lines below, above dark rounded clouds. The original caption names the spirits of dead suns who guide and guard the dream travellers.
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W. T. Horton. "The Spirits of Dead Suns" [editorial title]. In The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story, H. Rider Haggard; illustrations by W. T. Horton and H. M. Brock. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1911; illustrations by W. T. Horton and H. M. Brock., 1911, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 178. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0400-0166
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The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream StoryH. Rider Haggard; illustrations by W. T. Horton and H. M. Brock1911More from this book
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W. T. Horton. The Spirits of Dead Suns. The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story. Scan leaf 178. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0400-0166