[The Resurrection Man retrieves the body of Lydia Hutchinson ] — illustration for G. W. M. Reynolds’s “The Mysteries of London” by G. Stiff

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The Resurrection Man retrieves the body of Lydia Hutchinson

G. Stiff

1846

Wood engraving

Source: The Project Gutenberg version of G. W. M. Reynolds’s The Mysteries of London

This plate, like the others in the book, has no caption. It appears in Chapter 232, “Scenes at Ravensworth Hall,” but illustrates a passage in 234, “A Midnight Scene of Mystery.” The monogram AH probably designates the engraver.

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Passage illustrated

The drag was thrown into the water a second time; and, at the expiration of a few moments, Tidkins gave utterance to an exclamation expressive of satisfaction.

Then he retreated slowly from the edge of the pond, as if dragging a heavy object out of the water. . . . At length there was a strong gurgling of the water; and in another moment a large dark object was moving slowly and heavily up the steep bank. . . . The object was safely landed upon the bank: there was a sharp crack as of a match—a small blue flame suddenly appeared—and then Tidkins lighted the candle in his lantern. . . . [T]he light of the lantern now fell upon the body of a female! [Chapter 234, “A Midnight Scene of Mystery”]

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Bibliography

Reynolds, George W. M. The Mysteries of London. vol 2. London: George Vickers, 1846. Project Gutenberg EBook #51294. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chuck Greif, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Web. 3 October 2016.

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