The Argosy, Vol. 59

Catalog Note *When Leaves Were Green* by Sydney Hopkinson (serial, Chapter XVIII-XIX). A literary serial depicting a romantic and social drama centered on the aspiring artist Glyn Beverley. After the Royal Academy rejects his submitted painting, Glyn falls into deep despondency, consoled only by his devoted sister Kate and their mother's poor health. A portrait commission from the widow Mrs. Courtenay Byng offers financial relief and hope. During their initial meeting in her elegantly appointed drawing room, Glyn discovers from Mrs. Byng that his romantic interest, Blanche, has departed for Naples with the Venable family. The revelation that Captain D'Eyncourt will join them there provokes Glyn's evident distress. The narrative explores disappointment, artistic ambition, class struggle, and romantic entanglement among London's artistic and social circles.