Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Gnarled Tree: The Shadow Builder
A thick gnarled tree spreads irregular branches across a pale clearing. Thin surrounding trunks heighten the contrast with its massive knotted form. The full-page landscape introduces The Shadow Builder and the story’s procession of remembered images.
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W. Fitzgerald and W. V. Cockburn (edition credits). "The Gnarled Tree: The Shadow Builder" [editorial title]. In Under the Sunset, Bram Stoker; illustrations by W. Fitzgerald and W. V. Cockburn. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, title dated 1882; Bodleian copy stamped December 1881. Google scan with Internet Archive OCR. Provider notices retained., 1882, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Source scan leaf 94. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0451-0094
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W. Fitzgerald and W. V. Cockburn (edition credits). The Gnarled Tree: The Shadow Builder. Under the Sunset. Scan leaf 94. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0451-0094