Abstract
This essay explores the multiple intersections between text and image in the illustrated serial editions of Lady Audley's Secret (London Journal, 1863) and The Woman in White (Harper's Weekly, 1859–60). It argues the illustrations connect to political articles, biographical profiles, and the images accompanying other fiction serials. These lateral connections relate the text to current events, underscore the importance of some characters over others, and, most importantly, enhance the emotional resonance of texts and images. Ultimately, they reveal the reading of serialized sensation novels as a participatory process, where meaning and emotion are expanded through iterative and contextual readings.
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