- Frontispiece: “I can twist any man alive around my finger!” on page 461 of Harper's Weekly Part 19. [19 July 1862]
- Title-page: No Name. A Novel [Harper and Brothers, Franklin Square, 1873]
- No. 1, Ch. 1-2 [Vol. VI.—No. 272], p. 173: uncaptioned vignette, 11.7 cm high by 9.2 cm wide, 10.7 cm high by 5.5 cm wide, or 4 ¼ inches high by 2 ⅛ inches wide, vignetted, plus regular plate of Miss Garth and Captain Wragge at the gates of Combe-Raven: Captain Wragge. Post-Office, Bristol, 11.7 cm high by 9.2 cm wide, bottom right, or 4 ½ inches square, framed; p. 16 in volume. Part 1 ends on page 175 [15 March 1862].
- No. 2, Ch. 3-4, p. 189: half-page portrait of Wilkie Collins, The Author of “No Name,” “The Woman in White,” &c. Faithfully yours, Wilkie Collins plus an uncaptioned plate and a regular composite woodblock engraving, “Come, Frank!” Part 2 ends on page 192 [22 March 1862].
- No. 3, Ch. 5-6, p. 205 in serial: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate of Magdalen and her maid: There sat Magdalen, in an arm-chair before the long looking-glass, etc. (bottom right). Part 3 ends on p. 207 [29 March 1862].
- No. 4, Ch. 7-8, p. 221: “Come,” she said, “give me a kiss, Norah, and make it up.” (bottom right). Part 4 ends on p. 223. [5 April 1862]
- No. 5, Chapter IX, page 237: uncaptioned vignette plus regular illustration bottom right, “He might marry me.” Part 5 ends on p. 239 [12 April 1862].
- No. 6, Chapter X, page 253: uncaptioned plate and a regular composite woodblock engraving. “Consider me for the future, if you please, as an obstacle removed.” Part 6 ends on p. 254. [19 April 1862]
- No. 7, Ch. 11-12, p. 269: uncaptioned plate and a regular composite woodblock engraving. There doubt stayed her feet at the threshold, and she waited for a moment before going in. Part 7 ends at the top of p. 271. [26 April 1862]
- No. 8, Ch. 12 [continued] and 13, p. 282: uncaptioned plate and a regular composite woodblock engraving. Her eyes, dim with watching, weary with grief, searched the lawyer's unfathomable face. Part 8 ends on p. 283. [3 May 1862]
- No. 9, Ch. 13 [continued] and 14, p. 301: uncaptioned plate and a regular composite woodblock engraving. “We know it already,” he repeated, in clear, measured tones. Part 9 ends at the top of p. 303. [10 May 1862]
- No. 10, Chapter XV, page 316: uncaptioned vignette (three women in mourning) and a regular composite woodblock engraving. “Ready,” he asked, stopping short after a while. Part 10 ends on page 319. [17 May 1862] *
- No. 12, “The Second Scene. Skeldergate, York.” Chapter 1, page 349: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: He tucked his umbrella under his arm, and jocosely spelled his name for her further enlightenment. Part 12 ends on page 351. [31 May 1862]
- No. 13, Chapter II, page 365: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “I say — you won't be angry with me? — I should so like to try your bonnet on.” Part 13 ends at the top of page 367. [7 June 1862]
- No. 14, Chapter III, page 381: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “Who the devil would have thought it? She can act, after all!” Part 14 ends on page 383. [14 June 1862]*
- No. 16, “Between the Scenes. Chronicle of Events: Preserved in Captain Wragge's Despatch Box. IX. [Chronicle for June],” page 413: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “No buzzing in my head! No Captain to shave tomorrow!” Part 16 ends on page 415. [28 June 1862]
- No. 17, Chapter II, page 422: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “The youngest — a girl of eight or nine years old — flew into a child's vehement passion, cried, screamed, and even kicked at the governess.” Part 17 ends on page 423. [5 July 1862]
- No. 18, Chapter III, page 445: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: Noel Vanstone. Part 18 ends on page 446. [12 July 1862]
- No. 19, Chapter IV, page 461: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “I can twist any man alive around my finger!” Part 19 ends on page 462 [19 July 1862]. Page 123 in volume. (Frontispiece for the 1978 Dover volume.) plus an uncaptioned vignette of Miss Garth, surprised, while carrying books.
- No. 20, Between the Scenes. I [Extract from the Advertising Columns of The Times.] -XII, page 477: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “Pray allow me to take your order for the tea, and to bring it with my own parcels.” Part 20 ends on page 479. [26 July 1862]
- No. 21: “The Fourth Scene. Aldborough, Suffolk.” Chapter I, page 493: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: Captain Wragge started up on his knees, and stopped on them, petrified by astonishment. Part 21 ends on page 493. [2 August 1862]
- No. 24: Chapter V, page 538: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: She looked every year of her age as she mixed the spirit with water, etc. Part 24 ends on page 539. [23 August 1862]
- No. 25: Chapter VI, page 554: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “A nystery in his own house, under his own nose! What did it mean!” Part 25 ends on page 555. [30 August 1862]
- No. 26: Chapter VII, page 575: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “My colour will.” Part 26 ends on page 575. [6 September 1862]
- No. 27: Chapter VIII, page 590: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “Give me your hand, sir.” Part 27 ends on page 591. [13 September 1862]
- No. 28: Chapter IX, page 605: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “Do you hear, you villain!” Part 28 ends on page 607. [20 September 1862]
- No. 29: Chapter X, page 622: no vignette, but a regular plate: “Lord bless us and save us!” Part 29 ends on page 623. [27 September 1862]
- No. 30: Chapter XI, page 638: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “Noel Vanstone, Esq., did you say!” asked the Postmaster. Part 30 ends on page 639. [4 October 1862]
- No. 34, The Fifth Scene, “Baliol Cottage, Dumfries.” Chapter I, page 702: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “If you ever let him faint, you let him die.” Part 34 ends on page 703. [1 Nov. 1862]
- No. 35, Chapter II, page 714: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: Mrs. Lecourt moved with impenetrable dignity from the table to the door. Part 35 ends on page 715. [8 Nov. 1862]
- No. 36: Chapter III, page 730: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: He was dead. Part 36 ends on page 731. [15 Nov. 1862]
- No. 39: “Between the Scenes. I. From Miss Garth to Mr. Pendril.” [I-IV.] The Seventh Scene. Chapter I. Page 797: captioned vignette Brutus and Cassius. (797) plus a regular plate: “West and by noathe, your honor.” Number ends on page 799. [13 Dec. 1862]. This was run in All the Year Round on 6 and 13 December as numbers 39 and 40.
- No. 44 [Vol. VII.—No. 316]: Chapter I (Continued), page 37: uncaptioned vignette plus regular plate: “Don't distress mama about me,” she said. “Send for Norah.” Part 44 ends on page 38. [17 Jan. 1863]
These Fourteen Weekly Parts Appeared without Any Illustrations:
- No. 11 [Vol. VI. — No. 282]: “Between the Scenes. 1” [24 May 1862] is unillustrated: Ch. 16-17, pp. 334-335.
- No. 15: “Between the Scenes. Chronicle of Events: Preserved in Captain Wragge's Despatch Box.” I. [Chronicle for October 1846.] I-VIII. Part 15 [21 June 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 398-399.
- No. 22: Chapter II. [9 August 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 509-510.
- No. 23: Chapter IV. [16 August 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 522-523.
- No. 31, Chapter XIII. [11 Oct. 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 646-647.
- No. 32, Chapter XIII. [18 Oct. 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 670-671.
- No. 33: “Between the Scenes. From George Bartram to Noel Vanstone. I-XIV.” [25 October 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 682-683.
- No. 37: “Between the Scenes. I. From Mrs. Noel Vanstone to Mr. Loscombe.” I-IX. [22 November 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 750-751. *N. B. No 29 November 1862 number, which ran in All the Year Round as the opening of Part 38. (Vann, 47)
- No. 38: “The Sixth Scene. St. John's Wood. Chapter I.” I-II. [6 December 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 778-779. This ran as part of no. 38 on 29 November 1862 in All the Year Round. (Vann, 47)
- No. 40: Chapter II. [20 December 1862] II-III. Number is unillustrated: pp. 806-807.
- No. 41 [Vol. VI.—No. 313]: Chapter IV. [27 December 1862] is unillustrated: pp. 822-823.
- No. 42 [Vol. VII.—No. 314]: Chapter IV (Continued). [3 January 1863] is unillustrated: pp. 10-11.
- No. 43 [Vol. VII.—No. 315]: “Between the Scenes. I.-X. [10 January 1863] is unillustrated: pp. 26-27.
- No. 45: Chapter III. [24 January 1863] is unillustrated: pp. 54-55. *N. B. This concludes the serial run, which in All the Year Round had concluded on 17 January 1863 as Part 45. (Vann, 47)
Victorian and Modern Editions (1862-1978)
No Name was first published as a three-volume set in 1862 by Sampson Low, with later editions including a one-volume version in 1864 by Sampson Low, a 1978 Dover paperback, and numerous modern editions by such publishers as Penguin Classics and Oxford University Press. There is also a 1998 Oxford World's Classics edition, a 1964 single-volume edition from Low's Favourite Library, and a 1978 Dover edition, based on the 1873 Harper's single-volume edition that utilizes sixteen of the original engravings from Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization.
Fully one-third of the weekly instalments were not accompanied by illustrations: the disruption in transAtlantic shipping schedules occasioned by the Civil War may have been partially responsible. It is also entirely possible that illustrations of battles, military actions, and commanding officers often required Mclenan's talents.
Related Material
Bibliography
Blain, Virginia. “Introduction” and “Explanatory Notes” to Wilkie Collins's No Name. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986.
Collins, William Wilkie. No Name . Illustrated by John Mclenan. Harper's Weekly, Vol. VI. 15 March 1862-17 January 1863.
Collins, Wilkie. No Name [3 vols.]. London: Sampson & Low, 1862.
Collins, Wilkie. No Name [single-volume cheap edition]. With a frontispiece by John Everett Millais. London: Sampson & Low, 1864.
Collins, William Wilkie. No Name . Illustrated by John Mclenan. New York: Harper & Bros., 1873.
Collins, William Wilkie. No Name . Illustrated by John Mclenan. New York: Dover Publications, 1978.
Vann, J. Don. "No Name in All the Year Round, 15 March 1862-17 January 1863." Victorian Novels in Serial. New York: Modern Language Association, 1985. Pp. 46-47.
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