Initial plate, initial letter "Y" vignette: Sea coast with rocks by George du Maurier. 1874. 9.9 cm wide (full width of the page) by 5 to 6 cm high (irregular shape, vignetted). Initial vignette for William Black's's Three Feathers, Chapter I, "Master Harry," in The Cornhill Magazine, August 1874, p. 129) [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
Passages Complemented: The Precipitous Cornish Coast
And it was set amid beautiful trees; it overlooked a picturesque little valley; and from this garden-terrace in front of it you could catch a glimpse of a tiny harbour on the Cornish coast, with its line of blue water passing out through the black rocks to the sea beyond. [Chapter I, "Master Harry," p. 1 in the 1892 edition]
Dear, dear, I can see the country now: I can remember every hedge, and the two rivers we crossed, and the hills up in the north; and all the time your grandfather kept up the laugh, for he saw I was frightened. [Chapter I, "Master Harry," p. 4 in the 1892 edition]
Scanned image, caption, and commentary by Philip V. Allingham. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose, as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image, and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]
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 byGeorge du Maurier. London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1875. 3 vols. Rpt., 1892 in a single volume.
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