"Phiz's forty-four illustrations for the twenty monthly numbers of Lever's "Tom Burke of 'Ours'</span> (February 1843

Background Information: Browne and the 1848-49 Irish Novel

Hablot Knight Browne, 1815-1882; A Brief Biography
Charles Lever's Fourth Novel, Tom Burke of "Ours" (February 1843 — September 1844)
Cattermole and Phiz: The First illustrators of Barnaby Rudge: A Team Effort by "The Clock Works" (1841)
Phiz: 'A Good Hand at a Horse'" — A Gallery and Brief Overview of Phiz's Illustrations of Horses for Defoe, Dickens, Lever, and Ainsworth (1836-64)

Illustrations for Volume One of Tom Burke of "Ours" (issued from February 1843 — December 1843 with twenty-two illustrations)

1. Frontispiece for Vol. One: Minette in attendance on Pioche. Facing title page (issued December 1843) in Part 11.
2. Law and Physic in the Chamber of Death. facing page 7 in Chapter I, "Myself." (February 1843)
3. The Curse. Facing page 28 in Chapter III, "The Departure." (February 1843)
4. The Wondrous Effects of a Piper's Pipe of Tobacco. Facing page 31. Chapter IV, "My Wanderings." (March 1843)
5. The Struggle. Facing page 41. Chapter V, "The Cabin." (March 1843)
6. Saladin danceth a lively measure. Facing page 90 in Chapter XII, "A Character." (April 1843)
7. Tom receives a strange Visitor. Facing page 94 in Chapter XII, "A Character." (April 1843)
8. Peeping Tom. Facing page 118 in Chapter XVII, "Mr. Basset's Dwelling." (May 1843)
9. May good Digestion wait on Appetite. Facing page 122 in Chapter XVII, "Mr. Basset's Dwelling." (May 1843)
10. Darby exchanges Compliments with a Soldier. Facing page 133 in Chapter XIX, "The Quarrel." (June 1843)
11. Tom distinguishes himself. Facing page 157 in Chapter XXI, "The 'Ecole Militaire'." (June 1843)
12. Monsieur Crillac's Saloon. Facing page 169 in Chapter XXIII, "A Surprise." (July 1843)
13. The Rose of Provence. Facing page 174 in XXIV, "The 'Pavillion de Flore'." (July 1843)
14. The Lady of the Lake. Facing page 211 in Chapter XXIX, "La Rose de Provence." (August 1843)
15. The Chouans. Facing page 230 in Chapter XXXI, "The 'Chateau'." (August 1843)
16. Capture of 'Red-beard.' Facing page 234 in Chapter XXXII, "The Chateau d'Ancre." (September 1843)
17. The Templars. Facing page 239 in Chapter XXXIII, "The Temple." (September 1843)
18. "The Witness." Facing page 275 in Chapter XXXVII, "The 'Trial'." (October 1843)
19. Napoleon shews Tom the door. Facing page 281 in Chapter XXXIX, "A Morning at 'The Tuileries'." (October 1843)
20. The Scene shifted. Facing page 299 in Chapter XL, "A Night in the Tuileries Gardens." (November 1843)
21. "The 'Big Pioche' caught indulging in delicacies." Facing page 302 in Chapter XL, "A Night in the Tuileries Gardens." (November 1843)
22. Tom masters the Maitre d'Armes. Facing page 332 for Chapter XLIV, "The Canteen." (December 1843)
23. Murat and Mademoiselle Minette. Facing page 343 for Chapter XLV, "The 'Vivandière of the Fourth'." (December 1843)
24. The Bivouac after the Battle. Facing page 361 for Chapter XLIX, "The Field at Midnight." (December 1843)

Note: The two-volume edition published in 1844 by William Curry, Junior, in Dublin contains the same illustrations as the Chapman and Hall edition of 1865; however, the first volume in the earlier edition concludes at Chapter XLIX, whereas the first volume in the later edition concludes with Chapter XLIV. In consequence, the last two illustrations in the 1844 volume appear as the first two illustrations in the second volume of the 1865 edition. The smaller size of the Chapman and Hall volumes, combined with the split occurring at the close of Ch. XLIV (p. 346) in the 1865, produces progressively different pagination. The first volume of the 1844 Curry edition ends with Chapter XLIX (p. 372). Thus, the last illustration in the first volume of the 1865 edition is Tom master the Maitre d'Armes rather than The Bivouac after the Battle. One can only speculate as to why Chapman and Hall reconfigured the two volumes; one likely explanation is that the original first volume was much longer (372 pages) than the second volume (only 293 pages). Moving five chapters from the first to the second volume balanced the lengths, and the second Chapman and Hall volume contains twenty-two illustrations rather than just twenty, the additional engravings being Murat and Mademoiselle Minette. and The Bivouac after the Battle.

Illustrations from Volume Two (issued from January through September 1844)

25. Frontispiece for Vol. Two: A Parting Scene with Napoleon. Facing title page (September 1844) from Part 20
26. The Locomotive Chair. Facing page 14 in Chapter LI, "The Mill on the Hollitsch Road." (January 1844)
27. The Scrimmage. Facing page 16 in Chapter LI, "The Mill on the Hollitsch Road."(January 1843)
28. Mademoiselle de Lacostellerie. Facing page 44 in Chapter LV, "The 'Hotel de Clichy'." (February 1844)
29. Minette receiving the "Cross of the Legion." Facing page 62 in Chapter LVII, "The Return of the Wounded." (February 1844)
30. Fighting their battles o'er again. Facing page 78 in Chapter LX, "A Good-by." (March 1844)
31. The Drummer who didn't mind a hole in his skin. Facing page 80 in Chapter LXI, "An Old Friend Unchanged." (March 1844)

32. Louis XIV. and De Gency. Facing page 102 in Chapter LXIII, "The 'Moisson d'Or'." (April 1844)
33. A Slight Mistake. Facing page 122 in Chapter LXVI, "The Summit of the Landgrafenberg." (April 1844)
34. Cut and Run. Facing page 143 in Chapter LXIX, "A Fragment of The Maitre d'Armes' Experiences." (May 1844)
35. The Big Drum in a state of Abstraction. Facing page 146 in Chapter LXIX, "A Fragment of The Maitre d'Armes' Experiences." (May 1844)
36. The Foraging Party. Facing page 173 in Chapter LXXII, "A Chance Meeting." (June 1844)
37. The Summer House. Facing page 176 in Chapter LXXII, "A Chance Meeting." (June 1844)
38. The News-vender. Facing page 220 in Chapter LXXXIIX, "A Character of 'Old Dublin'." (July 1844)
39. "Bad scran t'ye, Peter, but living or dead, ye had always a sting in ye.'____" Facing page 221 in Chapter LXXXIX, "A Character of 'Old Dublin'." (July 1844)
40. The Attorney's Office. Facing page 228 in Chapter LXXX, "An Unforeseen Evil." (August 1844).
41. Darby in the Chair. Facing page 243 in Chapter LXXXI, "The Peril Averted." (August 1844).
42. The Bridge. Facing page 280 in Chapter LXXXIV, "The Bridge of Monterau." (September 1844).
43. Death of the Vivandière. Facing page 281 in Chapter LXXXIV. (September 1844).
44. Tom escapes being made into Mince-meat. Facing page 288 in Chapter LXXXVI. (September 1844).

The Novel's Twenty Serial Instalments, with Two Plates Each (1843-44)

1 February 1843 Chapters I-III.
2. March 1843 Chapters IV-VIII.
3. April 1843 Chapters IX-XII.
4. May 1843 Chapters XIII-XVIII.
5. June 1843 Chapters XIX-XXII.
6. July 1843 Chapters XXIII-XXVII.
7. August 1843 Chapters XXVIII-XXXI.
8. September 1843 Chapters XXXII-XXXV.
9. October 1843 Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX.
10. November 1843 Chapters XL-XLII.
11. December 1843 Chapters XLIII-XLIX. [End of Vol. I in the 1844 edition]
12. January 1844 Chapters L-LIII.

13. February 1844 Chapters LIV-LVII.
14. March 1844 Chapters LVIII-LXI.
15. April 1844 Chapters LXIII-LXVII.
16. May 1844 Chapters LXVIII-LXX.
17. June 1844 Chapters LXXI-LXXII.
18. July 1844 Chapters LXXV-LXXIX.
19. August 1844 Chapters LXXX-LXXXI.
20. September 1844 Chapters LXXXII-LXXXVI & "A Parting Word."

The Two Volumes: Dublin: William Curry, 1844, and London: Chapman & Hall 1865

Volume 1 (1844): Ch. I through XXXII (pp. 1-372); Dublin: J. S. Folds and Patton, printers.
Volume 1 (1865): Ch. I through XLIV (pp. 1-346); London: W. H. Smith, printers.
Volume 2 (1844): Ch. L through LXXXVI (pp. 1-293); Dublin: J. S. Folds and Patton, printers.
Volume 1 (1865): Ch. I through XLII (pp. 1-347); London: W. H. Smith, printers.

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