Illustrator record
Arthur Layard
Little biographical information is known about watercolorist and illustrator Major Arthur Layard. He produced work between 1894 and 1911, illustrating books and contributing to periodicals including The Pall Mall Magazine and Fun. Layard worked in Hammersmith and in Pangbourne between 1902 and 1903. He exhibited at the Bruton Gallery and the New English Art Club. Layard is remembered principally for his figurative illustrations.
Further Reading
Houfe, Simon. “Layard, Major Arthur fl. 1894-1911.” The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists 1800-1914. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1981. 366. Print.
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They had left the road of ice and were flying through the air
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'Ah! Yellow Devil,' the dwarf cried as he swung, 'look behind you.'
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At last the headman Peter... went mad with fear.
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Company by company it rushed past them.
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Holding out his hand above her as though in blessing.
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'I have to thank you for a great deal'
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It was he who sprang.
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Otter... suddenly burst into song.
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'Praise him, the Deliverer.'
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'So help us, God.'
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Staggering to his knees, he stretched out his arms towards the rising sun.
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Then a small black object projected itself towards the feet of the sentry.
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This was what Leonard saw at length.
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So help us, God!
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Crouched upon a stone... sat a tall and withered woman
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'Ah! Yellow Devil,' the dwarf cried as he swung, 'look behind you.'
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Then a small black object projected itself towards the feet of the sentry
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Staggering to his knees, he stretched out his arms towards the rising sun
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It was he who sprang
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'I have to thank you for a great deal'
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Praise him, the deliverer
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This was what Leonard saw at length
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At last the headman Peter... went mad with fear
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Holding out his hand above her as though in blessing
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Company by company it rushed past them
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Otter... suddenly burst into song
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Nam hurled himself backwards
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They had left the road of ice and were flying through the air
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'Be noble of be base'
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