Little Dorrit Illustrations
Illustrations by Hablot Browne
Hablot Browne (Phiz) provided all 40 illustrations for Little Dorrit published in monthly parts Dec 1855 - June 1857.
Browne continues to use the dark plate technique, as in Bleak House. He also continues to reduce the use of emblematic detail in the illustrations.
Michael Steig, in Dickens and Phiz, points out that in the illustration for the title page, where Little Dorrit is seen leaving the prison, she seems bathed in light coming from within the prison, giving the sense that Amy goes into a world much darker than the prison. (Steig, 1978, p. 159)
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 Frontispiece |
 Title Page |
 The birds in the cage |
 Under the microscope |
 Mr Flintwinch mediates as a friend of the family |
 The room with the portrait |
 Little mother |
 Making off |
 Mr F's Aunt is conducted into retirement |
 Little Dorrit's party |
 Mr & Mrs Flintwinch |
 The ferry |
 The brothers |
 Miss Dorrit and Little Dorrit |
 Visitors at the works |
 The story of the princess |
 Five-and-twenty |
 Floating away |
 Mr Flintwinch has a mild attack of irritability |
 The pensioner entertainment |
 Society expresses its views on a question of marriage |
 The Marshalsea becomes an orphan |
 The travellers |
 The family dignity is affronted |
 Instinct stronger than training |
 Mr Sparkler under a reverse of circumstances |
 Rigour of Mr F's Aunt |
 Mr Flintwinch receives the embrace of friendship |
 The patriotic conference |
 Mr Baptist is supposed to have seen something |
 Missing and dreaming |
 Reception of an old friend |
 An unexpected after-dinner speech |
 The night |
 Flora's tour of inspection |
 Mr Merdle a borrower |
 At Mr John Chivery's tea-table |
 In the old room |
 Damocles |
 The third volume of the registers |
