[Lionel and Luke Roy] — illustration for ‘Verner’s Pride’ by Charles Keene

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[Lionel and Luke Roy]

Charles Keene

24 January 1863

Wood engraving by Joseph Swain.

5 x 4 inches

Sixteenth illustration for Mrs Henry Wood’s Verner’s Pride in Once a Week 8 (24 January 1863): 127.

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This instalment is set almost entirely indoors and revolves around the finding of the will. Keene, on the other hand, illustrates an outdoor scene of far less importance, adding details of his own and focusing on a meeting between Lionel and Luke Roy; once again, this is practically the final line of the part. The episode gives Keene another opportunity to lighten the tone by representing a semi-comic encounter.

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