Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Hangman’s Snare in The Ballad of Reading Gaol
A dark round head and elongated neck emerge beside the poem above a low patterned landscape. The printed lines describe the final cry and the grief of those who witnessed it.
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Latimer J. Wilson. "The Hangman’s Snare in The Ballad of Reading Gaol" [editorial title]. In The Ballad of Reading Gaol, Oscar Wilde; drawings by Latimer J. Wilson. New York: F. M. Buckles & Company illustrated edition, catalogued 1907; drawings by Latimer J. Wilson., 1907, F. M. Buckles & Company. Source scan leaf 26. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0621-0026
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Latimer J. Wilson. The Hangman’s Snare in The Ballad of Reading Gaol. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Scan leaf 26. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0621-0026