White, Gleeson, 1851-1898 · London, Offices of the Studio · leaf 34
ype of Miss Green-away, the model that inspired her to those daintytrifles which conquered even so stern a critic ofmodern illustration as Mr. Ruskin. On its cover--a forbidding wrapper devoid of ornament—andrepeated within a wreath of roses inside, this pre-amble occurs : The purpose of this… … TITLE-PAGE FROM THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE.BY RICHARD DOYLE (MACMILLAN AND CO. 1S58) and however humble our endeavour may appear,let it be recollected that the efforts of a Mouse setthe Lion free from his toils. This oddly phrasedexplanation is typical of the affected geniality ofthe…
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