“Faintly I heard her calling, calling in a whisper which could not disguise the anxiety, even terror, in her voice”

“Faintly I heard her calling, calling in a whisper which could not disguise the anxiety, even terror, in her voice”

A periodical illustration done for a work of fiction. A woman stands gathered in a shawl, holding a lantern and peering out into the darkness of the night around her. The subject is visibly frightened and is dwarfed by the unknown of surroundings, with the faint outlines and silhouettes of outdoor scenery and architecture becoming intangible and ominous. The environment is warped and rendered in darkness as to suggest to the viewer the danger it harbors which confronts the woman subject.

Pruett Alexander Carter

D. B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library, Washington University in St. Louis

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