The Storm on the Thames. Phiz (Hablot K. Browne). 1866. Wood engraving. Errym’s A Mystery in Scarlet. Courtesy Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. Click on image to enlarge it.
Text Illustrated
Markham dropped the oars, and, he knew not how, amid the debris of the boat, he caught Bertha in his arms (50).
Commentary
Westminster is visible in silhouette (upper right). The sudden danger of the boat's dissolution gives Markham and Bertha the excuse to touch in a position that would otherwise seem too intimate for their brief acquaintance.
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Bibliography
Errym, Malcolm J [James Malcolm Rymer]. A Mystery in Scarlet, leading serial of The London Miscellany. Ed. James Malcolm Rymer, 1, no. 4 (1866): 1. From the copy in the collection of the Wells Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. Courtesy Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Last modified 13 July 2019