Art, Symbol & Imagination
If You Are a Ghost, Why Have You a Shadow?
Two white-clothed women appear among tall tree trunks while a man sits at the roots with an arm extended. Deep shadow and a narrow light-filled opening give the meeting an uncertain, spectral atmosphere. The caption’s question about a ghost’s shadow belongs to Rachel’s return at the novel’s close.
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A. C. Michael. "If You Are a Ghost, Why Have You a Shadow?" [editorial title]. In The Ghost Kings, H. Rider Haggard; illustrated by A. C. Michael. London and other cities: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1908; eight illustrations by A. C. Michael., 1908, Cassell and Company, Limited. Source scan leaf 389. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0424-0384
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A. C. Michael. If You Are a Ghost, Why Have You a Shadow? The Ghost Kings. Scan leaf 389. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0424-0384