Initial letter O Vignette by George Dumaurier for William Black's <span class="book">Three Feathers</span> (November 1874)

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Initial letter "O" vignette

George du Maurier

November 1874

8.3 cm high by 6.8 cm wide (3 ⅜ by 2 ¾ inches wide), vignetted

The Cornhill Magazine (30): 513.

Du Maurier's vignette illustration for Ch. 5, Three Feathers (November 1874) by William Black.

Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.

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Passage Illustrated

Once, and only once, Wenna broke down. She had gone out into the night all by herself, with same vague that the colds, dank sea-air — sweet with the scent of the roses in the cottage-gardens — would be gratefully cool as it came around her face. [Chapter XII, "The Chain Tightens," p. 93 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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