Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Law, Blood and Tears in Reading Gaol
A tall white cross rises from a dark vertical border beside the poem. Curling plant-like forms enclose a small central emblem beneath the lines on law, blood and tears.
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Latimer J. Wilson. "The Law, Blood and Tears in 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 40. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0621-0040
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Latimer J. Wilson. The Law, Blood and Tears in Reading Gaol. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Scan leaf 40. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0621-0040