The Golden Bough illustrated edition

illustrated edition

Life on the Mississippi in the heyday of the steamboat lives in our imaginations through the artistry of Mark Twain

their work is sought by artists

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The Golden Bough illustrated editionA certain sacred tree was forbidden to the touch, save only for runaway slaves: if the slave could break off a branch The Golden Bough he could challenge the tree's attendant priest to mortal combat. If victorious, the slave would replace the priest as King of the Woods until his lethal defeat by another bearer of The Golden Bough. Sir James George Frazer, an expert in myth and religion, was so intrigued by this tale from classical mythology that he