a kentuckian too

oldbookillustrations:

A tall black figure, which a belated passer-by in the distance might have taken for a phantom, appeared erect upon the parapet of the quay, bent over towards the Seine, then drew itself up again, and fell straight down into the shadows.

François Flameng, illustration to Les Misérables, from Illustration des oeuvres complètes de Victor Hugo vol. 3 Paris, 1885.

(Source: archive.org)

sort of in love with these.

oldbookillustrations:

Fauchelevent took the shovel, and Jean Valjean the pick-axe, and together they buried the empty coffin.

François Flameng, illustration to Les Misérables, from Illustration des oeuvres complètes de Victor Hugo vol. 3 Paris, 1885.

(Source: archive.org)