Sujet
Watched by the Moonlight: My throat was grasped by long bony fingers..., 1898. Creator: Unknown.
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Watched by the Moonlight: My throat was grasped by long bony fingers that felt like those of a skeleton, 1898. Illustration by George Montbard, to a short story by Owen Hall. '"The glance of the Queen of Night shall rest upon the secret place where lie the hidden treasures of the Beloved One". It was here, then - here, that the treasure was concealed...I sprang forward and laid my hand on the spot where the silver arrow of the moonlight had fallen...I laid my hand on the giant thumb. It yielded to the pressure, and moving aside as if on a pivot, showed that the hand was hollow, and as the pale shaft of the moonlight fell upon the cavity, its contents flashed back the reflection in many coloured lights. It was the treasure!...before I could make up my mind to stretch out my hand and grasp the glittering prize, something like a grey shadow flitted past me...there was a strange, gasping, guttural sound close to my ear, and my throat was grasped by long bony fingers that felt like those of a skeleton and sent a thrill of superstitious horror through every nerve in my body. I staggered and grasped wildly at my assailant, but the suddenness of the attack and the smoothness of the rocky floor on which I stood made me lose my balance'. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
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HRM26A14_392
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Droits gérés
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27.5Mo (3.0Mo) / 20.6cm x 33.5cm / 2435 x 3951 (300dpi)