"A very handsome young lady was coming smartly along a wooded lane" by George du Maurier; ninth regular illustration for William Black's "Three Feathers" (April 1875)

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A very handsome young lady was coming smartly along a wooded lane.

George du Maurier

April 1875

15.3 cm high by 10 cm wide (6 by 4 inches), framed

The Cornhill Magazine (31): facing 385.

Du Maurier's vignette illustration for Ch. 29 in Three Feathers (April 1875) by William Black.

Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.

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Passage Illustrated: Mrs. Trelyon, Harry, and Roscorla encounter Mabyn Rosewarne

So they passed over the high and wide moors, until far ahead they caught a glimpse of the blue plain of the sea. Mr. Roscorla relapsed into silence: he was becoming a trifle nervous. He was probably so occupied with anticipation of his meeting with Wenna that he failed to notice the objects around him — and one of these, now become visible, was a very handsome young lady, who was coming smartly along a wooded lane, carrying a basket of bright-coloured flowers. [Chapter XXXII, "The Exile's Return," 259 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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