He jumped up from his seat, and went quickly towards the desire of his eyes

"He jumped up from his seat, and went quickly towards the desire of his eyes" by Joseph Syddall. Format: half-page, horizontal above Book Second, Ch. XXII: 17 cm high x 22 cm wide. This plate, which is number 9 in the serialisation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the Durbervilles illustrated by various artists, appeared in the 5 September 1891 issue of the London Graphic.

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