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Title page vignette
[Ringmaster Sleary and His Daughter, Josephine, Costumed as a Horse-Rider]
Harry French
Wood engraving
1870s
6.5 cm wide x 7.2 cm high
Illustration for Dickens's Hard Times for These Times in the British Household Edition, p. 44
This is possibly what Tom saw "through a hole in a deal board" of the equestrian Tyrolean flower-act (Book One, Ch. 3), or possibly "A Grand Morning Performance by the Riders" (Book Three, Ch. 7) Interior: circus tent.
Image scan and text by Philip V. Allingham. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and (2) link your document to this URL.]
References
Dickens, Charles. Hard Times with twenty illustrations by H. French. London: Chapman and Hall [1875?].
Last modified 17 April 2002