I have been reading and writing about H. Rider Haggard. Along the way, I have discovered an obvious swipe. The first image below is of the cover of Ayesha: The Return of She in a 1977 edition from Newcastle Publishing. The artist was Tony Yamada. Below that is Mr. Yamada's inspiration, Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David, from 1801. The mound of bones and skulls may also be a swipe, from Frank Frazetta, probably the all-time champion swipee (and occasional swiper), from his cover for the Lancer book Conan the Adventurer. (Click here to see that image.)
Today, March 15, 2021, is the eighty-fourth anniversary of the death of H.P. Lovecraft. May his mind now correlate all of its contents, and in doing that, may he and it rest in peace.
Note: I could not find a good scan of the cover of Ayesha: The Return of She. I have instead modified this image from a photograph.
Text copyright 2021, 2023 Terence E. Hanley
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