She was the victim of his happiness
Title
She was the victim of his happiness
Alt Text Description
Grayscale illustration of a well-dressed man kneeling in front of a woman in a long dress and holding both her hands while she looks away from him.
Description
Deronda kneels in front of Gwendolen; he is holding both her hands while she looks away from him. Deronda informs her of his engagement to Mirah, which will lead their paths to diverge. This moment reveals Gwendolen’s pain as she realizes she is losing the future with Deronda she has been imagining and expecting (Book 8, Chapter 69).
Illustrator
Pegram, Frederick (1870-1937)
Publisher
George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Date
1908
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Work Illustrated
Daniel Deronda
Citation
Pegram, Frederick (1870-1937), She was the victim of his happiness, George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83525
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