On the Marshes, by the Lime-kiln
Marcus Stone
Wood engraving
5 ⅛ by 3 ⅜ inches (13.2 x 8.8 cm)
Ninth illustration for Great Expectations in the Illustrated Library Edition (1862), facing p. 487.
As Dickens's protagonist approaches the isolated lime-kiln on the Marshes, the gloomy atmosphere in this "dark plate" makes the reader apprehensive about Pip's safety. [Commentary continued below.]
Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.