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The smoke ascended to the clouds, and extending itself along the sea and upon the shore formed a great mist.

1909 / Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

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A print featuring an illustration by Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966). Image features a man in tattered clothes looking at a column of smoke rising out of a small vase on the ground; a city on rocks is visible in the background; 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), “The smoke ascended to the clouds, and extending itself along the sea and upon the shore formed a great mist.,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 2, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/2475.