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Cassim...was so alarmed at the danger he was in that the more he endeavored to remember the word Sesame the more his memory was confounded.

1909 / Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

PPL-AA2020.46.jpg

A print featuring an illustration by Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966). Image features a man holding a sword and sitting in a cavern surrounded by pots, vases, and plates; a shaft of light is on his foot; caption appears in white margin below the illustration.

Original illustration appeared in The Arabian Nights: Their Best-Known Tales; edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith, illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Published by Scribner, New York, 1909.

~ Pearson, Helen (1870-1949), “Cassim...was so alarmed at the danger he was in that the more he endeavored to remember the word Sesame the more his memory was confounded.,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/2473.

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Title

Cassim...was so alarmed at the danger he was in that the more he endeavored to remember the word Sesame the more his memory was confounded.

Subject

Arabian nights
Children's literature
Illustration of books
Caves

Description

A print featuring an illustration by Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966). Image features a man holding a sword and sitting in a cavern surrounded by pots, vases, and plates; a shaft of light is on his foot; caption appears in white margin below the illustration.
Original illustration appeared in The Arabian Nights: Their Best-Known Tales; edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith, illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Published by Scribner, New York, 1909.

Creator

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Source

Helen Pearson Portfolio

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1909

Contributor

Parrish, Maxfield (1870-1966)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-AA:2020.46