John McLenan's illustrations for "A Tale of Two Cities" (7 May through 26 November 1859)

Introduction
Title page [Dr. Manette released from his cell in the Bastille by an angel carrying keys] (7 May 1859)
The figures of a hose and rider came slowly through the mist
[Mr. Lorry and waiter at The Royal George, Dover], Bk 1 ch 4
He felt his wrist held closer, and he stopped
[The St. Antoine mob scoops up the contents of the broken cask]
"A white-haired man sat on a low bench, stooping forward and very busy, making shoes."
He scrawled upon a wall with his finger dipped in muddy wine lees — blood."
[Door with cobwebs]. Bk 1, ch 6
[girl and older man in prison]
[girl and older man in prison]
[Tellson's Bank], Bk II, ch 1
"You're at it again, are you?"
[Attorney general speaking in courtBk II, ch 3, B
The Prisoner and his double
[Sydney Carton, intoxicated and unconscious, after working on legal papers]Bk II, ch 4
"The Lion and the Jackal."
[(Mr. Lorry with his cane escorted home in the dark by Jerry Cruncher, holding a lantern], Bk II, ch 6
"Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry
[Woman praying before a large crucifix in a cemetery], Bk II, ch 8
"'Killed!' shrieked the man."
[bird singing on the ledge before a latticed window, presumably at the chateau of the Marquis] Bk II, ch 9
"This from Jacques."
[Lucie Manette at the door of the house in Soho] Bk II, ch 10
"The tutor's request."
[Dr. Manette, left, and Lucie, right, in the house in Soho]
Two Promises
[Young Jerry Cruncher is chased through a cemetery by an animated coffin] Bk II, ch 14
"Mr. Cruncher's Friends"
[The assassin of the Marquis is hanging above the village fountain]
"He described it as if he were there —"
[a speck in a blue cap toiled through the darkness]
"And stood with his hand on the back of his wife's chair"

Bibliography

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Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. All the Year Round. 30 April through 26 November 1859.

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Illustrated by John McLenan. Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization, 7 May through 26 November 1859.

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). London: Chapman and Hall, November 1859.

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. Illustrated by Sol Eytinge, Jr. The Diamond Edition. 14 vols. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Vol. XIII.

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Illustrated by Fred Barnard. The Household Edition. 22 vols. London: Chapman and Hall, 1874. Vol. VIII.

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Illustrated by A. A. Dixon. London: Collins, 1905.

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities, American Notes, and Pictures from Italy. Illustrated by Harry Furniss. Charles Dickens Library Edition. 18 vols. London: Educational Book Company, 1910. Vol. XIII.

Sanders, Andrew. A Companion to "A Tale of Two Cities". London: Unwin Hyman, 1988.

Created 15 May 2011

Last updated 19 June 2024

John McLenan's illustrations for Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities (7 May through 26 November 1859)

Bibliography