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"Drop that or I fire!" [frontispiece c.2]
Pearse, Alfred (1854-1933) A London painter and a notable black-and-white illustrator, Pearse's wood engravings in various magazines consisently show their own unique style. The uniqueness of his work suggests that Pearse either cut his own wood…
"Without a cry the Rajah fell back, shot through the head" [frontispiece]
Paget, Walter Stanley (1863-1935) The youngest of three brothers, Walter was a prolific illustrator of many boys' books and books of adventure. These included many of Henty's later titles, and he made wash- drawings and watercolours for a number of…
"Stop, Sir, I beg of you---" [frontispiece]
Paget, Walter Stanley (1863-1935) The youngest of three brothers, Walter was a prolific illustrator of many boys' books and books of adventure. These included many of Henty's later titles, and he made wash- drawings and watercolours for a number of…
At the point of the bayonet : a tale of the Mahratta war [cover]
Hassall, John (1868-1948) English illustrator. Born in Walmer, Kent, Hassall was educated at Newton Abbott College, Devon, and Heidelberg. Hassall had his first commercial success in 1894 with a theatrical poster advertising “The French Maid.” He was…
Then the knights leapt on to the deck of the pirate [frontispiece]
Peacock, Ralph (1868-1946) Ralph Peacock was a portraitist, landscape painter, illustrator and designer who studied at the Lambeth School of Art, the St. John's Wood School, and the R.A. Schools. His first work for Henty was a set of twelve…
Gervaise and Ralph are knighted by the Grand Prior [frontispiece]
Peacock, Ralph (1868-1946)Ralph Peacock was a portraitist, landscape painter, illustrator and designer who studied at the Lambeth School of Art, the St. John's Wood School, and the R.A. Schools. His first work for Henty was a set of twelve…
A knight of the white cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes [cover]
Hassall, John (1868-1948) English illustrator. Born in Walmer, Kent, Hassall was educated at Newton Abbott College, Devon, and Heidelberg. Hassall had his first commercial success in 1894 with a theatrical poster advertising “The French Maid.” He was…