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Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 2 / A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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A compact reference offering succinct character sketches and plot outlines drawn from romance, fiction, and drama, arranged to clarify names and allusions commonly encountered in literature. Entries summarize dramatic plots and narrative episodes, note sources or antecedent tales, and include cross-references to related topics to aid further lookup. The American revision supplements the original material with sketches from national literature and adapts content for a broader readership. Overall, the volume serves as a quick, practical guide for identifying characters, understanding story outlines, and tracing thematic connections across works.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.


VOLUME II.

PHOTOGRAVURES AND ETCHINGS.

Illustration Artist  
LA CIGALE (colored) E. Metzmacher Frontispiece
FATES (THE) Paul Thumann 6
GABRIEL AND EVANGELINE Frank Dicksee 56
GANYMEDE F. Kirchbach 64
HAMLET AND THE GRAVEDIGGER P.A.J. Dagnan-Bouveret 140
HAMLET AND HIS FATHER’S GHOST E. von Hofften 142
HERODIAS Benjamin Constant 172
LORELEI (THE) W. Kray 340

WOOD ENGRAVINGS AND TYPOGRAVURES.
FALSTAFF AND MRS. FORD.   2
FARIA ENTERS DANTES’S CELL Janet Lange 4
FATIMA AND ANNA Gustave Doré 8
FATINITZA Adrien Marie 10
FATMÉ N. Sichel 12
FAUNTLEROY (LITTLE LORD) F. M. Spiegle 14
FAUST AND MARGARET IN THE GARDEN Gabriel Max 16
FITZJAMES AND RODERICK DHU J. B. McDonald 22
FITZWALTER (ALURED) AND ROSE HIS WIFE BEAR HOME THE FLITCH OF BACON;—JOHN GILPIN Thomas Stothard 24
FLAVIO AND HILARIA   26
FLORESTAN SAVED BY LEONORA Eugen Klimsch 30
FRANZ, ADELAIDE AND THE BISHOP OF BAMBERG Carl Becker 46
FRITHIOF AND INGEBORG R. Bendemann 50
FRITHIOF AT THE COURT OF KING RING Ferd. Leeke 52
FROU-FROU Georges Clairin 54
GAMP (SAIREY) Frederick Barnard 60
GANN (CAROLINE), THE LITTLE SISTER Frederick Barnard 62
GARRICK (DAVID) AS ABEL DRUGGER Johann Zoffany 66
GAUTHIER (MARGUÉRITE), LA DAME AUX CAMÉLIAS   68
GAVROCHE E. Bayard 70
GHENT TO AIX (HOW WE BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM) 78
GILDA AND RIGOLETTO Hermann Kaulbach 86
GLAUCUS AND NYDIA W. E. Lockhart 94
GOBBO (LAUNCELOT)   98
GODIVA J. von Lerius 100
GRACCHI (THE MOTHER OF THE) Schopin 108
GRASSHOPPER (THE) AND THE ANT J. G. Vibert 112
GREY (LADY JANE), EXECUTION OF Paul Delaroche 118
GULLIVER CHAINED J. G. Vibert 130
GUNTHER (KING) B. Guth 132
HADWIG (FRAU) INTO THE CONVENT, EKKEHARD BRINGING Carl von Blaas 134
HAIDÉE   136
HALIFAX (JOHN) SAVING THE BANK J. Nash 138
HARLOWE (CLARISSA) C. Landseer 144
HAROLD (EDITH FINDING THE BODY OF)   146
HAROLD (KING) AND THE ELFINS Albert Tschautsch 148
HATTERAICK (DIRK) AND MEG MERRILEES J.B. McDonald 150
HEBE Canova 154
HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE A. Maignan 156
HEEP (URIAH) Frederick Barnard 158
HELEN (THE ABDUCTION OF) R. von Deutsch 160
HELOISE Gleyre 163
HENRY THE EIGHTH AND ANNE BOLEYN C. von Piloty 164
HERMANN AND DOROTHEA W. von Kaulbach 166
HERMIONE   168
HERO AND LEANDER Ferdinand Keller 170
HETTY (DINAH AND)   174
HIPPOLYTUS (DEATH OF) Rubens 176
HOFER (ANDREAS) AT INNSBRUCK Franz von Defregger 178
HOP-O’-MY-THUMB Gustave Doré 182
HORATII (THE OATH OF THE) L. David 184
HYPATIA A. Seifert 198
IANTHE   200
ILSE IN THE FARM-STABLE Paul Meyerheim 202
IMMO AND HILDEGARD Hermann Kaulbach 204
IMOGEN IN THE CAVE T. Graham 206
INGOMAR (PARTHENIA AND) G. H. Swinstead 212
IPHIGENIA Edmund Kanoldt 214
IRENE AND KLEA E. Teschendorff 216
ISABELLA AND THE POT OF BASIL Holman Hunt 218
ISABELLE OF CROYE AND CHARLES OF BURGUNDY (INTERVIEW BETWEEN) A. Elmore 220
JINGLE (ALFRED) Frederick Barnard 240
JOAN OF ARC Emmanuel Frémiet 242
JOHN OF LEYDEN Ferdinand Kelle 248
JOURDAIN (MONSIEUR) AND NICOLE C.R. Leslie 250
JUAN (DON) IN THE BARQUE Eugène Delacroix 252
KÄGEBEIN AND BODINUS Conrad Beckmann 256
LALLA ROOKH A. de Valentine 292
LANCELOT AND ELAINE   294
LANTENAC AT THE STONE PILLAR G. Brion 296
LEAR (KING) AND THE FOOL Gustav Schauer 310
LECOUVREUR (ADRIENNE) AS CORNELIA Antoine Coypel 312
LEIGH (SIR AMYAS) C. J. Staniland 314
LEONORA AND FERDINANDO J. B. Duffaud 318
LOHENGRIN (ELSA AND)   336
LOUIS XI M. Baffier 342
LOUISE, THE GLEE-MAIDEN Robert Herdman 344