Art, Symbol & Imagination
Fred Hyland’s Title Page for Uncanny Tales
A pale long-haired woman stands above a round brazier amid coiling serpents and hanging chains. Lettered panels incorporate the book title, author and London publisher into the composition. The signature names Fred Hyland on this decorative opening to Mrs Molesworth’s supernatural stories.
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Fred Hyland (signed illustration). "Fred Hyland’s Title Page for Uncanny Tales" [editorial title]. In Uncanny Tales, Mrs. Molesworth. 1896 edition, 1896, Hutchinson & Co.. Source scan leaf 7. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0455-0003
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Uncanny TalesMrs. Molesworth1896Related illustrations
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Fred Hyland (signed illustration). Fred Hyland’s Title Page for Uncanny Tales. Uncanny Tales. Scan leaf 7. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0455-0003