Initial letter "W"

George du Maurier

January 1875

7.5 by 6 cm (3 inches by 2 ¼ inches), vignetted

The Cornhill Magazine (30): 108.

Illustration for Ch. XX, "Tintagel's Walls," in Three Feathers by William Black.

Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.

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Passage Illustrated

Then suddenly in front of them they found a deep chasm, with a white road leaning down into its cool shadows. There was the channel of a stream, with rocks looking purple amid the bushes' here were rich meadows, with cattle standing deep in the grass and daisies; and over there, on the other side, a strip of forest, with the sunlight shining along one side of the tall and dark green pines. [Chapter XX, "Tintagel's Walls," 155 in the 1892 edition]

They went down and along a narrow valley, until they suddenly stood in front of the sea, the green waters of which were surging in upon a small and lonely creek. What strange light was this that fell from the white skies above, rendering all the objects around them sharp in outline and intense in colour? [Chapter XX, "Tintagel's Walls," 160 in the 1892 edition]

Bibliography

Allingham, Philip V. "The Illustrations for William Black's Three Feathers." (2001).

Black, William. Three Feathers. Illustrated by George du Maurier. The Cornhill Magazine, Vols. XXX & XXXI (August 1874 through June 1875).

Black, William. Three Feathers: A Novel. Illustrated by George du Maurier. London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1875. 3 vols. Rpt., 1892 in a single volume.

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