“His eyes fell upon the stick in Holmes's hand” — illustration to Arthur Conan Doyle's “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sidney Paget

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His eyes fell upon the stick in Holmes's hand

Sidney Paget

1891

Photographic reproduction of ink or watercolor on paper

Illustration for Arthur Conan Doyle's “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” p. 345.

Passage illustrated: “The appearance of our visitor was a surprise to me, since I had expected a typical country practitioner. He was a very tall, thin man, with a long nose like a beak, which jutted out between two keen, gray eyes, set closely together and sparkling brightly from behind a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. ” [Continued below].

Formatting and text by George P. Landow.

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Passage illustrated

He was clad in a professional but rather slovenly fashion, for his frock-coat was dingy and his trousers frayed. Though young, his long back was already bowed, and he walked with a forward thrust of his head and a general air of peering benevolence. As he entered his eyes fell upon the stick in Holmes's hand, and he ran towards it with an exclamation of joy. “I am so very glad,“ said he. “I was not sure whether I had left it here or in the Shipping Office. I would not lose that stick for the world.”

Bibliography

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes. “Reproduced from the original publication in The Strand Magazine with the classic illustrations by Sidney Paget.” Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, [after 1954]. Internet Archive version of a copy donated by Friends of the San Francisco Library. Web.

Last modified 9 December 2013