Frontispiece

Frontispiece

Artist: William Small (1843-1929)

Engraver: J. Cooper

Illustrating the following line from George Eliot's Adam Bede: 'In his tall stalwartness Adam Bede was a Saxon, and justified his name' (p. 2).

1880

Wood engraving

5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches

  • George Eliot (homepage)
  • Image scan and text by Simon Cooke.

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