Micklegift has his Mouth stopped by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne), sixth serial illustration for William Harrison Ainsworth's Ovingdean Grange: A Tale of the South Downs, Part 5 (March 1860), Book the Fifth, "Fox and Wolf," Chapter II, "How Micklegift was ignominiously expelled from the Grange." 10.1 cm high by 15.1 cm wide, Wood-engraving, vignetted, facing page 139. Source: Ainsworth's Works (1882), originally published in Bentley's Miscellany, and, upon its completion as a serial, in volume form by George Routledge and Sons, London (July 1860). [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
Passage Illustrated: Ironsides' Colonel Stelfax Punishes the Calvinist Preacher
"This passeth all endurance," roared Stelfax, stamping his foot with rage. "What ho! guard!" he shouted. And half a dozen troopers instantly answering the summons, he continued, "Seize this pestilent fellow who hath dared to wag his evil tongue against me, and disputeth my authority. Thrust a kerchief into his mouth to stop his mischievous clamour. Cast him from the house — and suffer him not, on any pretence, to enter it again."
The Ironside leader's injunctions were instantly obeyed. Micklegift's arms were seized and pinioned behind his back, while a cloth thrust into his mouth prevented his utterance. In this guise, and exposed to further ill-usage as he was forced out of the room and hurried down stairs, he was kicked out of the house, amidst the jeers of the troopers and of such of the household as witnessed his ignominious expulsion. [Book V, "Fox And Wolf," Chapter II, "How Micklegift Was Ignominiously Expelled from the Grange," 138-39]
Working methods
- Phiz's Illustrations for William Harrison Ainsworth's Ovingdean Grange (1859-60)
- "Phiz" — artist, wood-engraver, etcher, and printer
- Etching, Wood-engraving, or Lithography in Phiz's Illustrations for A Tale of Two Cities?
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Bibliography
Ainsworth, William Harrison. Ovingdean Grange: A Tale of the South Downs. (1860). Illustrated by Phiz. Ainsworth's Works. London & New York: George Routledge, 1876.
Buchanan-Brown, John. Phiz! Illustrator of Dickens' World. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978.
Lester, Valerie Browne. Phiz: The Man Who Drew Dickens. London: Chatto and Windus, 2004.
Vann, J. Don. "William Harrison Ainsworth's Ovingdean Grange: A Tale of the South Downs in Bentley's Miscellany, November 1859 — July 1860." Victorian Novels in Serial. New York: Modern Language Association, 1985. 30-31.
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