Art, Symbol & Imagination
The River of Life and the Haven of Success
Small boats move through rough water while a radiant destination opens at the upper right. The adjoining sermon interprets the river as a journey between moral effort, temptation and death.
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Illustrator not identified. "The River of Life and the Haven of Success" [editorial title]. In Sermons by the Devil, William Shuler Harris. Minter Company edition, 1904, 1904, The Minter Company. Source scan leaf 30. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0469-0026
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
An illustration of religious polemic or allegory in the historical source, rather than evidence that the depicted scene occurred.
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Illustrator not identified. The River of Life and the Haven of Success. Sermons by the Devil. Scan leaf 30. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0469-0026