Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Fight with the Fierce Birds
Small figures struggle beneath a towering dark rock while great birds occupy the ledges above. Raised sticks and flickering torches punctuate the dense composition. The image captures the travellers’ confrontation with the fierce birds during their passage through the mountains.
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Dorothy P. Lathrop. "The Fight with the Fierce Birds" [editorial title]. In The Three Mulla-Mulgars, Walter de la Mare; illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1919; illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop., 1919, Alfred A. Knopf. Source scan leaf 208. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0442-0208
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Dorothy P. Lathrop. The Fight with the Fierce Birds. The Three Mulla-Mulgars. Scan leaf 208. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0442-0208