Romola

Grayscale illustration of a young woman standing at a lectern and reading a small book in her hand. She stands in a room of books and loose papers.

In this scene, Romola stands at a reading desk in her father’s study, holding an open book while surrounded by shelves of manuscripts and scattered papers. The image emphasizes her focused posture and closeness to her blind father, presenting her learning as disciplined and purposeful while remaining confined to the private space of the library. "Her eyes were bent on a large volume placed before her: one long white hand rested on the reading-desk, and the other clasped the back of her father's chair. The blind father sat with head uplifted and turned a little aside towards his daughter, as if he were looking at her" ("The Blind Scholar and His Daughter", Chapter 5).

Harper, William St. John (1851-1910)

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

1888

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Harper, William St. John (1851-1910), Romola, 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/83638