'She turned from the window with gladness in her eyes.'

Title

'She turned from the window with gladness in her eyes.'

Alt Text Description

Colored illustration of a woman in an elegant dress turning from a window towards the inside of the room. Her face holds the beginning of a smile.

Description

Nancy Cass (née Lammeter) turns from the window where she has been watching for her husband, Godfrey Cass. Godfrey has just entered the room with the news that his brother Dunstan’s skeleton has been found. Godfrey has also decided to reveal the truth of Eppie’s parentage.

Illustrator

Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920)

Publisher

George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

Date

1907

Rights

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Work Illustrated

Silas Marner

Citation

Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920), 'She turned from the window with gladness in her eyes.', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83354

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