Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1774
Gladys Edson Locke lived for many years at 33 Grampian Way at the top of Savin Hill with a magnificent view of the city. She tried her hand at writing detective / mystery novels in the style of the English Country House Mystery and became quite a success. Locke was of English descent and felt a close emotional and spiritual connection to the English countryside. The scenes of her books are often located in the British Isles, reflecting her frequent travels to England and Scotland.
Today’s illustration is the frontispiece of her book The House on the Downs published in Boston by L.C. Page & Company in 1925. The book is a Dorchester double because its illustrations are by Frank Merrill who lived on Tremlett Street. He was a well-known late 19th – early 20th century artist, and he illustrated hundreds of books.
The caption to the illustration is “Sir Quentin dropped on his knees, gently raising the pathetic form.” – from p. 230
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