Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? I’ll post a new image every few days, through the 31st.

#5-“Nightingale the Robber fell from his nest in the old oaks.”

Nightingale the Robber by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.

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Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? I’ll post a new image every few days, through the 31st.

#6-“Timothy began to dance, the cabin also began to dance, the table danced.”

Timothy by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.

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Strictly speaking, these Frank C. Papé illustrations for the Russian Story Book by Richard Wilson (1916) have nothing to do with Halloween, yet there is something about them that brings to mind the holiday. It’s a good enough excuse, right? I’ll post a new image every few days, through the 31st.

#7-“Marina lay upon a couch…and fondled a fiery dragon with her right hand.”

Marina by Frank C. Papé. Source: Wiki Commons. Public Domain.

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