‘The Woman in Black’ by Susan Hill

12 Full page black and white illustrations specially commissioned for Penguin Books - Published 5 October 2023

 
 
 
 

I’m very excited to announce the release of a series of pen & ink illustrations for a new hardback edition of The Woman in Black & Other Ghost Stories by best selling author Susan Hill. I’m delighted that Penguin / Vintage Random House have included the works in a beautiful new edition released 40 years after its first publication in 1983.

 
 

‘Christmas Eve‘ (chapter 1)

 

‘A London Particular‘ (chapter 2)

 

‘The Journey North‘ (chapter 3)

 

‘The Funeral of Mrs Drablow‘ (chapter 4)

 

‘Across the Causeway‘ (chapter 5)

 

‘The Sound of a Pony and Trap‘ (chapter 6)

 

‘Mr Jerome is Afraid‘ (chapter 7)

 

‘Spider‘ (chapter 8)

 

‘In the Nursery‘ (chapter 9)

 

‘Whistle and I’ll Come to You‘ (chapter 10)

 

‘A Packet of Letters‘ (chapter 11)

 

‘The Woman in Black‘ (chapter 12)

 
 

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From the Publisher - ‘With a cloth quarter binding, contemporary illustration, silk ribbon and beautiful finishes throughout, these are editions to last a lifetime’

 
 

The Woman in Black, together with four other spine-chilling tales in one beautiful volume.

This illustrated edition also includes four of Susan Hill's other ghost stories:

Dolly, The Man in the Picture, Printer's Devil Court and The Small Hand.

I created one illustration for each of these 4 stories included within the book ‘The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories‘ - Cover art by Angela Annesley

 

Illustration for ‘Dolly‘ by Susan Hill

 

Illustration for ‘The Man in the Picture‘ by Susan Hill

 

Illustration for ‘Printer’s Devil Court‘ by Susan Hill

 

Illustration for ‘The Small Hand’ by Susan Hill

 
 
 

Nick says: “My illustrations are produced using a cross-hatch technique with a black fine line pen. Layer upon layer of small ink lines are built up to create light and shade. It’s a very time consuming process. Over the last 3 years I have been experimenting with printmaking techniques. I’ve enjoyed this new approach as it has added a sense of unpredictability to the process of creating the work, an opportunity for ‘happy accidents’. It’s been an honour to work on one of my favourite ghost stories.”

BELOW ARE SOME PHOTOS SHOWING THE VARIOUS STAGES INVOLVED IN CREATING HIS ATMOSPHERIC PIECES:

 
 

Vintage Classics are launching their Quarterbound Classics series with nine books in beautiful hardback gift editions this October. Great novels to read, share and keep forever that span decades, these books have captured readers’ imaginations time and time again.

With a cloth quarter binding, contemporary illustration, red silk ribbon and beautiful finishes throughout, these are editions to last a lifetime.