James Mahoney's 58 illustrations for Dickens's "Little Dorrit" (1873) (original) (raw)

• [Frontispiece] "Little Dorrit."
• Title-page Vignette [Little Dorrit at the door of the cell]
• Untitled illustration for Ch. 1 ["I am a citizen of the world."]
• "Nothing changed," said the traveller . . . , "Dark and miserable as ever."
• The observer stood . . . looking at the girl.
• Mrs. Flintwinch has a dream.
• This refection of oysters was not presided over by Affery . . .
• "Give me the money again . . . and never spend it."
• He was as feeble, spare, and slow in his pinches . . . .
• "Is it," said Barnacle, Junior . . . "Anything — about — tonnage. . . "
• One man slowly moving on towards Challons.

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• She tenderly hushed the baby in her arms.
• The servant-maid had ticked the two words "Mr. Clennam". . .
• The gate was so familiar, and so like a companion . . . .
• He came stumbling down the kitchen stairs, candle in hand.
• As Arthur came over the stile and down to the water's edge. . .
• And so he left her: first observing that she sat down . . .
• As she stood behind him, leaning over his chair so lovingly. . .
• When they arrived there, they found the old man practising his clarionet.
• Arthur Clennam, with the card in his hand, betook himself to the address set forth upon it.
• Flora put her feet upon the fender, and settled herself for a thorough good romantic disclosure.
• "Now, old chap," said Mr. Pancks, "pay up!"
• "Come in, come in!" said Clennam.
• Minnie was there, alone.
• "What's the matter?" he asked in plain English. . . . .
• Mr. Flintwinch took a chair opposite to him, with the table between them.
• The stranger, taking advantage of the fitful illumination. . . . .
• They were within five minutes of their destination.
• Her hands were then nervously clasping together.
• "What a good fellow you are, Clennam!"
• Clennam rose softly, opened and closed the door without a sound.
• Through these spectators, the little procession, headed by the two brothers, moved slowly to the gate.
• As he kissed his hand, with his best manner and his daintiest smile . . . .
• Always standing on one jutting point looking down after them.
• As his hand went up above his head and came down upon the table . . . .
• On the brink of the quay they all came together.
• The vigilant Blandois stopped, turned his head, and looked at them from the bottom of the staircase.
• When they came together, the man took off his hat.
• "Pray tell me, Affery," said Arthur, "who is this gentleman?".
• "When I first saw her there she was alone, and her work had fallen out of her hand."
• "And you have really invested your thousand pounds, Pancks?"
• "Well, Amy dear."
• Mrs. General changed her gloves, as to the right glove being uppermost. . . .
• Mr. Dorrit read it through, as if he had not previously seen it.
• At some turns of the road, a pale flare on the horizon . . . . showed that the city was yet far off.
• As each of the two handsome faces looked at the other.
• The brothers were before their Father.
• "I stopped where I was, among the leaves, and listened."

• "You can't be afraid of seeing anything in this darkness, Affery."
• "For a wonder, I can agree with you."
• The pupil of The Marshalsea.
• It was the sprightly young Barnacle, Ferdinand.
• With her hands laid upon his breast. . . . with her knees upon the floor . . . .
• In a moment, Affery had thrown the stocking down, started up, caught hold of the window-sill.
• The sun had set, and the streets were dim in the dusky twilight. . . . .
• Mr. Pancks and the Patriarch were instantly the centre of a press, all eyes and ears.
• This, Tattycoram put on the ground at her old master's feet.
• [Uncaptioned tailpiece] Little Dorrit and her husband walked out of the church alone.

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