Title-page

1879

Wood-engraving

Vignette 7.6 cm high by 6.1 cm wide

Fred Barnard

Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The editors of the Household Edition, Volume 20, used this engraved title-page by Fred Barnard to introduce the twelve Drood illustrations by Fildes. [Click on image to enlarge it.]

  • Detail of the title-page vignette: Master Humphrey and His Clock for Reprinted Pieces in the Household Edition.
  • Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.

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