Old Seraglio (1894, Chatto and Windus, London) by H. N. Crellin. Romances was a follow-up to Crellin's first book Tales of the Caliph (1887, T Fisher Unwin, London) published under the pseudonym Al Arawiyah, and being nine additional stories set in the world of the Arabian Nights. Although the list of illustrations lists only eight full page plates, the book has nine of them, with A Single Blow of a Trusty Scimitar being a full page plate rather an illustration in the text. The book must have been a success as Chatto and Windus issued a new edition of Tales of the Caliph in 1895. Illustrations by courtesy of the British Library. Family and later life Wood married Mary Elizabeth Jenkins (C. 18761950), the daughter of tailor George Simpson Jenkins at St Dionis Church, Parsons Green, Fulham, London on 21 February 1899. Wood died at his home at 23 Windsor Road, Palmers Green, North London on 1 March 1928, having been ill for some time. His estate was valued at £114 15s, a pitiable small amount after so many years of work. He was survived by his wife and three adult sons. Assessment Samuels report that there were no auction records for Wood when their encyclopedia was written, but that the estimated price for a 10x14 inch (25.4x35.6 cm) oil on board showing cowboys spooking a town was about 1,200 to 1,500 USD in 1976. Invaluable give more recent estimates, with a 9.9x5 inch (25.1x12.7 cm) pencil drawing estimated at 2,500 to 4,000 USD in 2017, and a 24.4x16.5 inch (61.9x41.9 c) oil on board painting of a Pony Express estimated at 2,000 to 3,000 USD in 2014. Peppin and Micklethwait say of Wood that: "Most of Wood's illustrations are wash drawings; his emphatic tonal contrasts reproduced well in the halftone process and he was noted for his vigorous, dramatic style and for the authenticity of his American 'frontier' backgrounds." Newbolt refers to Wood's illustrations for the works of G. A. Henty being "in his characteristic vigorous style". Thorpe says that Wood "anticipated the 'headlong dash' and wild west thrillers of the modern films". Turner characterises him as one of two famous artists associated with the Boy's Own Paper. Cooper notes that Wood is especially noted for his fine action-packed drawings, which certainly helped to bring the printed page alive for boys and girls of the time. The book-dealer and