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First page of "On the Western Circuit" in a Magazine
This is the first page of "On the Western Circuit" when it was published in a magazine. I thought this was very interesting because of the top mural and the ornamented "T" that begins the story. Much like Darby's item from earlier this week with the…
Illustration from "Life's Little Ironies"
This is a very simple illustration from "Life's Little Ironies." I thought this illustration was interesting due to its simplicity, and the fact that it only illustrates the characters and what they are standing on, and does not show any of the…
Illustrations by Harry W. McVickar, found in An International Episode by Henry James
Harry McVickar drew 30 illustrations for the second edition of An International Episode, published in 1892. Of those images, 12 depict women and 13 depict men. What stands out the most is the difference in body language between McVickar’s portrayal…
The Evolution of Woman
In this book, McVickar, who is the illustrator of An International Episode, is now the writer and illustrator of his own book. The first illustration provides a preview of what is to come, and appears on the contents page. It shows a man dressed for…
An International Episode
This version of Henry James’ An International Episode, published in 1892, contains 30 illustrations, drawn by Harry McVickar. One of these illustrations appears at the very start of the book, before any of the chapters. This particular illustration…
Railroad Improvement
The image is just a small excerpt explaining the difficulties of being a signalman. Apparently, I was very easy for a signalman to cause a collusion between two trains. This is because the signalman is trying to move one train from danger, but that…