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The Strand and Samples of Illustrations and Photographs
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One and Two Illustrations Image 1: Will stands and Nelly sits on a bench. Will speaks to her about his future
Image 2: Will speaks grandly to someone outside the frame with his arm in the air
Image 3: Will approaches his second self, who is sitting at the table with books, and asks what this means
Image 4: Will faces the Tutor, Nelly’s father, and has his hands in his pockets
Image 5: Will shivers with his hands in the air, as he realizes that he is a servant to his better self
Image 6: Nelly and her father approach Will, who sits on a park bench
Image 7: Will sits and gazes at Nelly
Image 8: Will bends over Nelly to kiss her. The pair hold hands, and Will has his arms around her chair
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My Hypnotic Patient Illustrations Image 1: Dr. Poynter tells Dr. Halifax that he will take him to the Asylum for a tour
Image 2: Dr. Poynter and Dr. Halifax gaze at Miss. Whittaker and another Asylum patient
Image 3: Dr. Halifax tells the Asylum patients to “Keep Back!” as he runs to the disturbance in the corridor
Image 4: Dr. Halifax beckons a Nurse to the corridor to ask her more about Miss. Whittaker
Image 5: Dr. Halifax sits at Miss. Whittaker’s bedside. The girl is turned away from the doctor, she grabs the bedsheet, and says: “You must not speak of him” (referring to Dr. Anderson)
Image 6: Dr. Halifax and Dr. Anderson sit across from each other, and Dr. Anderson asks if he knows the lady who is ill
Image 7: Dr. Anderson approaches Miss. Whittaker’s beside. The girl has a calm expression, and looks up at her former doctor
Image 8: Dr. Halifax and Dr. Anderson rush up the stairs to return to Miss. Whittaker, after they learn she will soon die
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A Work of Accusation Illustrations Image 1: Godfrey Huntingdon tells his housekeeper Mrs. Thompson not to be frightened of the pistol firing, since he is using it for his art
Image 2: The doctor lounges on a chair, smokes, and reviews his deceased friend’s art
Image 3: The doctor shakes Wilfred Colensoe’s hand, and tells the artist he is doing too much
Image 4: Wilfred Colensoe stands at the easel and paints
Image 5: Wilfred Colensoe’s hands are in the air, and he shrieks the murdered man’s name as the doctor watches
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Long Ago (digitized PDF) Full-text scanned PDF of Long Ago, including scans of the binding and end pages.
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Interior of an Alchemical Laboratory Image depicting the interior of an alchemical laboratory
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Portrait of Katherine Harris Bradley and Edith Emma Cooper
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Botanical insertion This scan shows a close up of the botanical insert in Long Ago. This flower, possibly a violet, is secured to the page with three pieces of tape along the stem. The petals are a faded pink colour.
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UVic stamp This scan shows a close up of embossed text reads "University of Victoria."
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Print run The text reads "This Edition is limited to 925 copies."
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Publisher information The text reads "Printed for Thomas B. Mosher and Published by him at 45 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine. Mdcccxcvij." The Roman numeral "Mdcccxcvij" is "1897" in Arabic numerals and represents the publication date of this book.
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University of Victoria Library logo The text in this scan reads "University of Victoria Library." Above the text is UVic's logo.
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Emily & Gordon Bottomley Bequest The text in this scan reads "From the Emily and Gordon Bottomley Bequest." There are some pencil markings above this plate that gives information about this book for the library's catalogue (for example, one of the words says "inscription").
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Botanical insertion This scan captures two frontmatter pages. The verso (left) is blank. The recto (right) has two sections of text. The first section, in the top left of the page, reads "The Bibelot Series." There is a small typographical decoration below it. The second section, in the center middle of the page, reads "Long Ago" followed by a subtitle in Greek: "πάλαι πστα 'Ηράµαν μέν έϒω σέθεν, ΄Ατθι, πάλαι πότα". Below this text, there is a pressed flower secured with tape in three spots on the stem. The flower appears to be light pink, but has faded over time. There is one unopened bulb beside the bloomed bulb.
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Inscription This scan captures two frontmatter pages. The verso (left) bears a rectangular plate with the text "From the Emily & Gordon Bottomley Bequest." The text is framed by a decorative border. Above this plate there are notes in pencil about this book, presumably created by a librarian. Below this plate, there is a library ownership mark that reads "University of Victoria Library" and has the University's logo above the text.
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Title page detail from Long Ago The text in this image reads "Long Ago by Michael Field." There is a typographical decoration of waves in a horizontal pattern that separates the book's title with the name of the author. This detail appears at the top of the title page.
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Selections from "The Alchimyst's Answere to Nature" An alchemical poem originally written in French by a pseudonymous writer. It describes the arrogant alchemist responding to Nature's complaint.
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Selections from "The Complaint of Nature
against [the] erronious Alchymist" An alchemical poem originally written in French by a pseudonymous writer. It describes Nature personified chastising an arrogant alchemist about his quest for the Philosopher's Stone
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Selections from "The pleasant Founteine of Knowledge" An alchemical poem originally written in 1413 in French and translated in the seventeenth century. Describes the allegorical journey of an alchemist through the garden of knowledge to discover the Philosopher's Stone.
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Selections from "A treatise touchinge the Philosopher Stone" A selection of folios from a handwritten manuscript describing the process for creating the Philosopher's Stone.
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Selections from "The Centre of Nature Concentrated" A handwritten alchemical manuscript of "The Centre of Nature Concentrated," which describes the search for the salt of nature. Attributed to Ali Puli, but likely written by the German Johann von Hellwig.
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Cata Lisa it's a picture of a cat!!!!