'Across the homestead to the rookery elms, / Whose tall old trunks had each a grassy mound'

Title

'Across the homestead to the rookery elms, / Whose tall old trunks had each a grassy mound'

Alt Text Description

Grayscale illustration of young boy, fishing rod over his shoulder, and a young girl following a dirt path into the wood.

Description

The narrator’s brother leads her through the meadow toward the elms.

Illustrator

Shelton, William Henry (1840-1932)

Contributor

Andrew, George T. (fl. 1880s-1890s), engraver

Publisher

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

Date

1884

Rights

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Work Illustrated

Brother and Sister (Poetry)

Citation

Shelton, William Henry (1840-1932), 'Across the homestead to the rookery elms, / Whose tall old trunks had each a grassy mound', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83605

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