He glanced swiftly over it

Sidney Paget

1891

Photographic reproduction of ink or watercolor on paper

Illustration for Arthur Conan Doyle's “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” p. 360.

Passage illustrated: “Have you yesterday's Times, Watson?”

“It is here in the corner.”

“Might I trouble you for it—the inside page, please, with the leading articles?“ He glanced swiftly over it, running his eyes up and down the columns. “Capital article this on free trade. ”

Formatting and text by George P. Landow

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