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id: 39160
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  "The Mudsquashington Foxhounds had a good day''s sport from Wotsisname Coverts (which were laid for a large number).


id: 47400
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  BY THE LATE SIR FRETFUL PLAGIARY, KNIGHT, MEMBER OF THE DRAMATIC AUTHORS'' ASSOCIATION, FELLOW OF THE PARNASSIAN SOCIETY, &


id: 50428
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  THE DEAR GIRLS REALLY MUST HAVE SOME NEW BONNETS, FOR THEY CANNOT POSSIBLY WEAR THOSE NASTY, SHABBY, DIRTY


id: 45980
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  Ruination, Botheration, Confiscation, Requisition, Plunderation, Limitation, Execution, Constitution, Fraternisation, Naturalisation, Expedition, Abolition


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id: 29463
author: Doyle, Richard
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  BROWN, JONES, and ROBINSON. Brown, Jones, and Robinson starting on their After a rough passage, Brown, Jones, and Robinson are here seen landed Robinson and Jones (alarmed by expression of Brown''s countenance). "Speise-Saal" hotel, Cologne-Enter Brown, Jones, and Robinson, While Brown, Jones, and Robinson supped, a party of philosophers carry Robinson, after the departure of Jones and Brown, seated himself before Brown, Jones, and Robinson have arrived at ----, the capital of ----, a paper having announced their arrival as Count Robinson, Sir Brown, and At first Jones was incredulous; but presently Brown, his hair standing How Brown and Jones went in a third class carriage (Robinson would not; Having taken their places on the outside of the diligence, Brown, Jones, Jones and Robinson appear, to the surprise of the military, and relief --"I stood in Venice," etc.; Jones and Brown, having Jones to Brown-"What do you say?"

title:
  The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw, and Did, in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland & Italy.


id: 29022
title: Mr. Punch Awheel: The Humours of Motoring and Cycling
author: nan
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  Illustration: _Owner of violently palpitating motor car._ "There''s no The cycling scorcher and the motoring road-hog are two taking notes from his motor-car whilst proceeding at top-speed. Illustration: "Wouldn''t yer like ter ''ave one o'' them things, Liza Ann?" "But I thought he didn''t like motor-cars!" The constant strain of driving motor-cars is said to be responsible for Illustration: _Old Lady_ (_describing a cycling accident_). looked on the motor-car in the light of a visitation. Illustration: MEMS FOR MOTORISTS.--If your car suddenly appears to drag ["British lady motor-drivers," says _Motoring Illustrated_, "must look life in an encounter with a motor-car, he shall not be liable to Illustration: MY STEAM MOTOR-CAR _Driver of Motor-car_ (_hired by the hour_). Illustration: _Cyclist._ "Why can''t you look where you''re going?" THE MUGGLETON MOTOR-CAR; OR, THE WELLERS ON WHEELS Illustration: _Motor Fiend._ "Why don''t you get out of the way?" A motor car I shall never afford


id: 23619
title: The Royal Picture Alphabet
author: Leighton, John
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  ABLUTION.--Poor little fellow, you are certainly making comical I should like to see the soap and water a little this poor little fellow must make the best of what he can get. little regarding any time but the present--new things in her eyes water on a fine day; but little boys should not go there, as it have by this time saved a little property; but, no, Pat liked beer the little boy in the picture. Horses and other animals like play much better than work, but good In danger, brave little boys never cry, but think what is the best Little boys and girls should not touch strange dogs, for they RIVALRY.--To compete for good is famous--such as little boys droll picture--a Zany laughing at his portrait in this comical book, *.* The "ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER SPELLING BOOK" has been most THE ILLUSTRATED DRAWING BOOK.


id: 2648
title: George Cruikshank
author: Thackeray, William Makepeace
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  Mr. Cruikshank may have drawn a thousand better things since the days when George Cruikshank has produced a charming design, in which the uncles this little book are excellent, especially a great figure of a under Cruikshank''s eyes before he sketched this little, enormous parson criterion of good humor is success, and what a share of this has Mr. Cruikshank had! without a surname, Corinthian Tom, Mr. Cruikshank, we make little doubt, Let us lay a wager that Cruikshank, a man of the people The man''s master, too, comes in for no small share of our artist''s Famous books in their day were Cruikshank''s "John Gilpin" and in like manner we should exhort all our friends to purchase Mr. Cruikshank''s designs of ANOTHER interesting race, that is run already Cruikshank''s humor is so good and benevolent that any man must love it, Cruikshank''s famous designs to that work.* The sausage


id: 2646
title: John Leech''s Pictures of Life and Character
author: Thackeray, William Makepeace
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  JOHN LEECH''S PICTURES OF LIFE AND CHARACTER children the pictures at which we were permitted to look. say, just a few pictures at the end of the Spelling-Book, little oval And what picture-books the young villains good old George, King of Brobdingnag, laughed at Gulliver-Boney, sailing remember, in those old portfolios, pictures representing Boney and his But if our sisters wanted to look at the portfolios, the good old hand--Mr. John Leech and his "Pictures of Life and Character," in friends the great; though, like the good old English gentleman of the Fancy a number of Punch without Leech''s pictures! in the hundred pictures of children which this artist loves to design. that picture saw little of the society which he satirized and amused. whispers Charley--pointing to a dear little partner seven years old--"My don''t know their own pictures, very likely; if they did, they would have


id: 34676
title: Mr. Punch''s Country Life: Humours of Our Rustics
author: nan
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  [Illustration: BROWN''S COUNTRY HOUSE.--_Brown (who takes a friend home _Mrs. Giles._ "Yes, zur; but what on earth be the good o'' sending they [Illustration: QUALIFIED ADMIRATION.--_Country Vicar._ "Well, John, what do you think of London?" _Yokel._ "Lor'' bless yer, sir, it''ll be a fine EVERYTHING COMES TO THE MAN WHO WAITS.--_Country Rector''s Wife (engaging [Illustration: _Miss Townley._ "I think the country is just sweet. [Illustration: FORBEARANCE.--_Young Lady._ "John, how long shall you be, [Illustration: _The New Curate._ "Superb day, isn''t it?" _Giles._ "Ay?" [Illustration: OBLIGING.--_Lady_ (_to village jobber, who for days has [Illustration: PLEASURING!--_Vicar_ (_to old lady, who is returning from [Illustration: HARD ON THE DOCTOR--_Old Lady._ "My ''usband ''e never did [Illustration: ANYTHING TO OBLIGE.--_Old Lady._ "I wish you would make [Illustration: LITTLE AND GOOD [Illustration: QUITE A DIFFERENT THING.--_Vicar''s Wife._ "Well, Mrs. Bloggs, I''m glad to hear your husband has given up drinking. [Illustration: _Lady_ (_calling on new Vicar''s young wife_).


id: 35027
title: Mr. Punch''s Railway Book
author: nan
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  had passenger trains and a regular system of railway travelling come illustrate the humours of railway travel, and even down to the present [Illustration: _Impatient Traveller._ "Er--how long will the next train [Illustration: _Old Maid._ "Is this a smoking compartment, young man?" [Illustration: A RAILWAY COLLUSION--A HINT TO STATION-MASTERS RAILWAY NEWS.--There is an old lady who says, that she always likes to _Railway Porter (to old lady travelling with a menagerie of pets)._ [Illustration: _Workman (politely, to old lady, who has accidentally got [Illustration: SKYLIGHT VIEW--A RAILWAY STATION] [Illustration: A LITTLE FARCE AT A RAILWAY STATION [Illustration: _Railway Porter._ "Now then, sir! [Illustration: _Railway Porter._ "Dogs not allowed inside the carriages, Wonder if a train, conveying third-class passengers, was ever known to Wonder whether any railway guard or porter has ever been detected in the Wonder as I''m recrossing the lines whether any train will come in


id: 35874
title: Mr. Punch in Bohemia
author: Various
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  [Illustration: IN THE ARTIST''S ROOM.--_Potztausend._ "My friend, it is [Illustration: BROTHERS IN ART.--_New Arrival._ "What should I charge [Illustration: BEYOND PRAISE.--_Roscius._ "But you haven''t got a word of [Illustration: "I say, old man, I''ve invented a new drink. [Illustration: INTELLIGENT!--_Artist_ (_who thinks he has found a good [Illustration: "What an ass old Brown is!" [Illustration: HE KNEW HIS WORK [Illustration: TWO OLD MASTERS OF ARTS] [Illustration: "WHEN A MAN DOES NOT LOOK HIS BEST" [Illustration: IN THE CAUSE OF ART.--_Patron._ "When are yer goin'' to [Illustration: _Artist_ (_who has recommended model to a friend_). [Illustration: _Art Student_ (_engaging rooms_). "I always buy your paper my dear Horace," said the old lady, "although [Illustration: OUR ARTIST [Illustration: "There''s a boy wants to see you, sir." "Has he got a bill [Illustration: WHAT OUR ARTIST HAS TO PUT UP WITH.--_He._ "By Jove, it''s [Illustration: "SENDING-IN" DAY.--Indigo Brown takes his picture,


id: 36529
title: Mr. Punch at the Play: Humours of Music and the Drama
author: nan
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  [Illustration: _Actor (on the stage)._ "Me mind is made up!" [Illustration: A FIRST NIGHT.--_Indignant Playwright (to leading actor, piece!" _Leading Actor._ "Pardon me, but I think the foul play is act)._ "Who is this man next me, who''s just come in,--do you know? [Illustration: AN INFANT ROSCIUS.--_Stage Manager_ (_interviewing [Illustration: "Well, papa, how did you enjoy the play to-night?" [Illustration: "CROSS OLD THING!"--_Wife._ "I''m going into town now, [Illustration: OUR THEATRICALS.--_Brown (rehearsing his part as the [Illustration: MODEST APPEAL.--_Lady (to big drum)._ "Pray, my good man, [Illustration: HER FIRST PLAY.--_Mamma (who has taken Miss Effie, as a for it, I should like to know?" _Brown (stage manager)._ "My dear [Illustration: _Seedy Provincial Actor._ "Young man, I hear that you [Illustration: THE NEW PLAY THE BOOK OF THE PLAY (_as managers like it_).--"All places taken for the [Illustration: THE PROBLEM PLAY.--_New Woman (with the hat)._ "No! [Illustration: "Well, how did the new play go off last night?"


id: 36177
title: Mr. Punch on Tour: The Humour of Travel at Home and Abroad
author: nan
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  The present collection, illustrative of the humours of travel at home [Illustration: Our artist, while staying in the country, thinks it would [Illustration: Brown, who has had a hard day sight-seeing, in Tunis, [Illustration: "WHEN A MAN DOES NOT LOOK HIS BEST" [Illustration: MUSIC ON THE WATERS.--_Parker._ "Beg pardon, my lady, but [Illustration: THE COMFORTER.--"I say, old man, I''ve just been down in [Illustration: A MOOT POINT.--_Mrs. Brown_ (_on her honeymoon_). [Illustration: BAD HABITS GROW APACE.--_Traveller_ (_whose train is [Illustration: French Tourist, on a visit to London for the first time, [Illustration: FRENCH AND ENGLISH (_as zey are spoke at ze country _English Tourist._ "My dear, how these Americans _do_ travel!"] [Illustration: THE TOURIST SEASON. [Illustration: _First Traveller._ "Can we have beds here to-night?" [Illustration: _Lady_ (_to her travelling companion, who has just had [Illustration: _Waiter._ "Did you ring, Sir?" [Illustration: _Walking Tourist._ "What''s the name of this village, my


id: 37166
title: Mr. Punch at the Seaside
author: nan
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  [Illustration: A FASHIONABLE WATERING PLACE] [Illustration: GOING DOWN TO A WATERING PLACE] Shall we like Pierpoint, to which favourite and healthy seaside resort [Illustration: A LITTLE FAMILY BREEZE he!--He''ll come to his Martha, and bathe like a man!"] [Illustration: ENJOYING THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAS-ON] [Illustration: MEETING OF THE OLD AND NEW PEERS AT BRIGHTON] _Bathing-man._ "Yes, mum, he''s a good old ''orse yet. [Illustration: HOW TO KILL TIME AT THE SEASIDE [Illustration: LIFE WOULD BE PLEASANT, BUT FOR ITS "PLEASURES."--_Sir [Illustration: RETURNING HOME FROM THE SEASIDE [Illustration: _Snobson_ (_to inhabitant of out-of-way seaside resort_). [Illustration: A LANCASHIRE WATERING-PLACE] [Illustration: _Visitor._ "Have you ever seen the sea-serpent?" [Illustration: LOW TIDE ON SCARBOROUGH SANDS--BATHING UNDER DIFFICULTIES [Illustration: A VOICE FROM THE SEA [Illustration: PLEASURES OF THE SEASIDE [Illustration: A QUIET DRIVE BY THE SEA [Illustration: STOPPING AT A WATERING PLACE] [Illustration: THE LAST DAY AT THE SEASIDE--PACKING UP


id: 39160
title: Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field
author: nan
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  to be, that even if they had got away with a good fox, the field would [Illustration: CUB HUNTING [Illustration: THE HUNTING SEASON [Illustration: Mr. Briggs''s hunting cap comes home, but that is really a [Illustration: THE PLEASURES OF HUNTING [Illustration: THE PLEASURES OF HUNTING [Illustration: "A-HUNTING WE WILL GO!" [Illustration: _Giles_ (_indicating Sportsman on excitable horse, waiting [Illustration: (2) If the thong of your whip gets under your horse''s [Illustration: (4) If at a meet your horse should get a bit out of hand, [Illustration: (8) If you lose your horse, just tell the huntsman to [Illustration: NOT A LADIES'' DAY [Illustration: _Second Whip._ "G-aw-ne away!" [Illustration: A FOX HUNT [Illustration: HUNTING MEMORANDUM [Illustration: _Huntsman_ (_making a cast for the line of the fox, near a [Illustration: HINTS ON HUNTING [Illustration: "THE CART WITHOUT THE HORSE" [Illustration: ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE EXMOOR HUNT--NO KILL


id: 40320
title: Mr. Punch Afloat: The Humours of Boating and Sailing
author: nan
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  River and sea, with their teeming summer life as we know them in Great illustrative of the humours of boating and sailing--with MR. [Illustration: AT THE UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACE little River of hers, but I knows my place, and never asks inconvenient partickler respect over the poor Amerycans who gos for a trip on Mrs. Sippy''s big River, with the wind a bloing like great guns, and the waves [Illustration: A STORY WITHOUT WORDS Freddy''s first day at Henley] the best river craft, after all, as it''s less like _work_ than the water falling by tons on the deck, making the ship quiver like a spurred one day last week, while walking on the bank of the Thames near Henley, _Man in Boat._ "Come along, old chap, and let''s pull up to Marlow." [Illustration: _The Man in the Boat._ "I''m sorry, sir, but it was your


id: 39707
title: Mr. Punch''s Life in London
author: nan
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  [Illustration: _Fussy Old Lady._ "Now, _don''t_ forget, conductor, I [Illustration: SUBJECT FOR A DECORATIVE PANEL.--Road "up." Time--in the [Illustration: _Customer._ "That dog I bought last week has turned out sh''like t''know wha''-sh-''e good ''f gen''lem''n-sh turn''n tea-tot''ller ''f [Illustration: _''Bus Driver_ (_to Cabby, who is trying to lash his horse [Illustration: _Baker._ "I shall want another ha''penny. [Illustration: FOGGED.--_Cabman_ (_who thinks he has been passing a line [Illustration: _Bus-driver._ "All right, ladies! [Illustration: _Benevolent Old Gentleman._ "_Poor_ little thing! [Illustration: _New Assistant (after hair-cutting, to Jones, who has [Illustration: A MAN OF LETTERS] [Illustration: _Clerk._ "Lady been here this morning, sir, complaining [Illustration: "Goods carefully removed (in town or country)"] [Illustration: _Talkative Old Lady_ (_drinking a glass of milk, to [Illustration: _Working Man, sitting on the steps of a big house in, [Illustration: _Old Lady_ (_from the country_). [Illustration: _Barber._ "Your ''air''s getting very thin on the top, sir.


id: 41057
title: Our People From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"
author: Keene, Charles
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  Illustration: _A Family Man._ TELL ''OW MANY GOOD POINTS HE MAY ''AVE TILL WE COMES TO KNOW ''IM!!" _The =Dealer.= "I KNOW YOU DON''T LIKE HIS ''EAD, AND I ALLOW HE AIN''T GOT A =Cabby.= "OH, I DON''T KNOW NOTHIN'' ''BOUT NO NEW LAWS, SIR!--SAME OLD FARE, Illustration: "_''Tis Better not to Know._" =Factory Lad.= "PLEASE, SIR, I DIDN''T KNOW AS YER WAS ONE!!" =Cat''s-Meat Man.= "WHAT ''A YER GOT FOR DINNER TO-DAY, JOE?" =Mistress.= "JANE, TELL COOK I''LL COME DOWN AND SEE WHAT SHE WANTS DONE TO =Barber.= "BETTER ''AVE A TWO SHILLIN'' ONE, SIR; IT ''OLDS FOUR TIMES AS Illustration: "The Better the Day." &c. Illustration: _How We Arrange Our Little Dinners._ =Bathing-Man.= "YES, MUM, HE''S A GOOD OLD ''ORSE YET. "BEEN TO SCHOOL, LITTLE LASSIE?" "AY, SIR." "GOOD GIRL--THERE''S A PENNY Illustration: Those Dreadful Boys! "GOOD MORN''N'', SIR! Illustration: Little and Good. "COME, GEORGE, THAT WON''T DO, YER KNOW!


id: 39604
title: Burlesques
author: Bateman, H. M. (Henry Mayo)
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  Humour of the kind which the drawings in this volume embody running in a Bateman drawing he does not merely run--he _runs_; if "humorous drawings" not many are inspired by the true comic spirit. [Illustration MAESTROS [Illustration MAESTROS [Illustration MAESTROS [Illustration THE MAN WHO WON A MOTOR-CAR] [Illustration THE ACCOMPANIST WHO DID HER BEST] [Illustration "I REMEMBER IN 1870----" [Illustration THE TEMPER] [Illustration GENUINE ANTIQUES] [Illustration SIGHTS UP IN TOWN] [Illustration SIGHTS DOWN IN THE COUNTRY] [Illustration LITTLE TICH] [Illustration THE BLUE] [Illustration --A GREAT OFFENSIVE] [Illustration "GARÇON!"] [Illustration MAN AND WIFE] [Illustration TWINS] [Illustration PLATONIC] [Illustration THE MISSED PUTT] [Illustration THE MAN WHO ONLY WANTED TWO HALFPENNIES FOR A PENNY] [Illustration PSYCHIC] [Illustration LOST--A PEKINESE DOG] [Illustration DANCERS AND DANCES [Illustration DANCERS AND DANCES [Illustration DANCERS AND DANCES [Illustration MERELY A MATTER OF SECONDS] [Illustration A HEART-TO-HEART TALK] [Illustration HOW I WON THE MARATHON] [Illustration 99° IN THE SHADE]


id: 33824
title: Mr. Punch''s After-Dinner Stories
author: nan
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  [Illustration: At a dinner given by my Lord Broadacres to some of his "Oh, by the way, Mrs. Hodgkinson, if you should happen to want a really good cook, I know of [Illustration: _Old Jones._ "Yes, my boy, _there''s_ wine for you, eh? [Illustration: THINGS ONE WOULD(N''T) RATHER HAVE LEFT UNSAID.--(_In Mrs. Talbot de Vere Skynflynte''s drawing-room, after one of her grand [Illustration: _Our Gallant Colonel._ "Your daughters, my dear Mrs. Tympanum, are looking delightful to-night--simply delightful!" [Illustration: A CONNOISSEUR.--_Sir Pompey Bedell._ "This bottle of [Illustration: REPLETION.--_Robert._ "Pudding or cheese, sir?" [Illustration: _Brown_ (_who has been dining at the club with Jones_). [Illustration: BROWN AND JONES OVER THEIR WINE _Old Gentleman._ "Oh, waiter, why is it that a dinner off the joint is [Illustration: "I say, waiter, this salmon cutlet isn''t half so good as [Illustration: _Old Gentleman_ (_who has not hurried over his dinner, [Illustration: THE NICE LITTLE DINNER


id: 33918
title: Mr. Punch with the Children
author: nan
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  [Illustration: Boy (_looking forward to a party in the evening_). [Illustration: PRESENCE OF MIND.--_Little Girl_ (_who has been disturbed [Illustration: LOGICAL.--_Little Bobby_ (_whose mamma is very I do wish I was a little black boy." _Mamma._ "My dear [Illustration: _Little Girl_ (_to mother, who has just read notice_). [Illustration: _Severe Mother._ "You naughty boy! [Illustration: _Mother._ "Now, dear, why don''t you run away and give your little friends to come with a poor old auntie like me. [Illustration: _Benevolent Old Gentleman._ "Now then, little boy. [Illustration: A CAUTION TO LITTLE BOYS AT THIS FESTIVE SEASON [Illustration: _Tommy._ "I say, Elsie, if you like, I''ll come and see [Illustration: _Philanthropic Old Lady_ (_to little boy caressing dog_). [Illustration: _Little Boy._ "How many steps can you jump, grandma? [Illustration: _Lady._ "Have you lost yourself, little boy?" [Illustration: _Auntie._ "Do you know you are playing with two very [Illustration: _Sharp_ (_but vulgar_) _little boy_.


id: 47718
title: Mr. Punch at Home: The Comic Side of Domestic Life
author: nan
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  [Illustration: Man in dressing gown reading Punch] [Illustration: DOMESTIC ECONOMY.--_Cook._ "Wasteful, mum? [Illustration: T''OTHER WAY ROUND.--_He._ "That''s Lady Passeh. [Illustration: THE EYE AS AN AID TO THE EAR.--_Young Lady (repeating _Mistress._ "Oh, cook, we shall want dinner for four this evening. [Illustration: BEFORE THE RECEPTION.--_Lady of the House (instructing [Illustration: _Mary (the new housemaid who visits the study for the [Illustration: A GOOD START.--_New Maid Servant (just arrived)._ "May I [Illustration: _Lady (engaging a maid)._ "Was your last mistress [Illustration: _Maid._ "There''s a much better tone in this house now, [Illustration: _Lady Caller (to old family servant)._ "Well, Bridget, [Illustration: _Mistress._ "You wish me to take your notice, Jane. [Illustration: _Lady (engaging servant)._ "I ought to tell you that we [Illustration: ONE THING AT A TIME [Illustration: A MATTER OF HABIT.--_Lady (engaging new cook)._ "One [Illustration: _Mistress (about to engage a new housemaid)._ "Have you [Illustration: _Mistress._ "Well now, what can you cook?"


id: 47176
title: Drawn at a Venture: A Collection of Drawings
author: Fougasse
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  Let us begin, then, by explaining Fougasse''s nationality. weary years of hospital by drawing little pictures and sending them Once a year Fougasse makes the great expedition to London, to [Illustration: _Voice from the gods:_ "IT''S ALL RIGHT, MISS. [Illustration: THE CHARM OF VILLAGE CRICKET [Illustration: "CAN YOU TELL ME IF THIS IS THE RIGHT ROAD FOR LONDON, [Illustration: _New Hand:_ "FLIES SEEM PRETTY AWFUL OUT HERE, CORPORAL." [Illustration: _Both together:_ "NOW, MY MAN, WHY DON''T YOU SALUTE WHEN [Illustration: THE RIGHT SPIRIT. [Illustration: THE HOUSE THAT JACK WANTS BUILT. [Illustration: "WELL, ANYHOW, NO ONE COULD TELL THAT THIS WAS ONCE A [Illustration: I USED TO THINK THAT OLD SAFARI-SMITH''S TROPHIES MADE AN [Illustration: _Husband (on visit to Country House):_ "I SAY, SOMEONE''S [Illustration: THE DOG FIGHT] [Illustration: "I TRUST YOU''LL EXCUSE ME MENTIONING IT, MY GOOD FELLOW, [Illustration: "MY DEAR FELLOW, YOU''LL NEVER CATCH ANYTHING LIKE THAT."


id: 48245
title: Mr. Punch''s Irish Humour in Picture and Story
author: nan
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  [Illustration: "Sure, Pat, and why are ye wearin'' ye''r coat buttoned [Illustration: _Irish Landlord (to his agent, who has been to London as [Illustration: "AS CLEAR AS MUD."--_Irish Waiter._ "An'' will yer ''anner [Illustration: _Irish Pat (to Bashful Bridget)._ "Look up, Bridget me [Illustration: AN IRISH DIFFICULTY.--_Pat ("the morning after," reading [Illustration: _"Pat" Junior (in answer to question by Saxon Tourist)._ [Illustration: SCENE--_An Irish Station. [Illustration: _Irish Nurse._ "Now thin, mum, wake up an'' take yer [Illustration: IRISH INGENUITY.--_Saxon Tourist._ "What on earth [Illustration: TRANSPOSITION.--_Irish Sergeant._ "Mark time! [Illustration: _Mrs. Malone._ "Why, Pat, what''s that ye''ve got? [Illustration: _Irish Driver._ "Yes, yer ''onner, it''s a nasty bit [Illustration: "So this is your native place, Pat?" [Illustration: _Irish Maid._ "Do you want a good beating, Master [Illustration: IRISH ARCHITECTURE.--_Angler (in Ireland)._ "Hullo, Pat, [Illustration: _Irish Jarvey._ "Let me dhrive yer honour to Duneen [Illustration: ANOTHER IRISH OBSTRUCTION


id: 47400
title: George Cruikshank''s Omnibus
author: Cruikshank, George
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  And now you see "the world goes round." Turn your eyes a little to the "Wait then a little longer," added Mrs. Heartwell, as she looked at the His desire was soon gratified, and a very short time beheld Mrs. Heartwell and Frank, followed by Ben, proceeding from their residence in "Mr. Brady is not yet come, madam," said he, observing that Mrs. Heartwell was about to address him. Days--weeks--months passed away, and Mrs. Heartwell experienced an _But nothing else within the place looked like a living thing_; induced the young man to enter a respectable-looking house in the "Here comes that horrid little dog with the basket," continued Mrs. Bürcke, after a few minutes'' more looking out of the window:--and now is little lady exclaim, "Oh, my basket,"--and upon looking round, we saw you know, Juggles?" ("Ay," answered the little man again, as he looked


id: 50428
title: John Leech''s Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 2 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"
author: Leech, John
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  [Illustration: _"A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!" A JUVENILE [Illustration: _A JOLLY OLD PATERFAMILIAS, WITH SOME AIR-BALLOONS FOR [Illustration: _A CHRISTMAS PARTY.--GRANDPAPA DANCES "SIR ROGER"--AND [Illustration: _THE JUVENILE PARTY.--A GREAT LIBERTY._ [Illustration: _THE MORNING AFTER THE JUVENILE PARTY._ [Illustration: _GLORIOUS NEWS FOR THE BOYS._ [Illustration: _THE DAY AFTER THE JUVENILE PARTY.--AWFUL APPEARANCE OF [Illustration: _A GOOD OLD COMIC CLOWN._] [Illustration: _GOING TO A PARTY._ [Illustration: _A VERY OLD FRIEND._ _Party_ (_who of course doesn''t think_ HIMSELF _good looking_). [Illustration: _OLD BROOM.--RETIRING FROM BUSINESS._ GET, PROVIDED THEY BE =GENTLEMEN=, LIKE YOUR DEAR LITTLE BOY THERE; BUT SAYS TO HIS HORSE, "FETCH IT, OLD BOY!" AND THE THING IS DONE!] [Illustration: _GOOD NEWS._ [Illustration: _GOOD NEWS._ [Illustration: _OLD BOYS._ [Illustration: "_IF YOU WANT A THING DONE, DO IT [Illustration: _TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING._ [Illustration: _THANK GOODNESS! [Illustration: _OUR LITTLE FRIEND TOM NODDY DETERMINES TO HAVE A DAY''S [Illustration: _NOTHING LIKE HORSE EXERCISE._


id: 38586
title: Mr. Punch''s Cockney Humour
author: nan
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  _''Arry._ "Ain''t ye comin'' to see the ''orse run for yer money?" [Illustration: "Would you gentlemen like to look at the old church?" "Yer know that young Germin feller as come ter sty in our ''ouse six _Second Cockney._ "The _colonel_, bless yer, ''e''s in _an ''ut_." _''Arry._ "T''aint no good miking a fuss about it, yer know, guv''nor! [Illustration: _Toff._ "I say, my boy, would you like to drive me to [Illustration: _''Arry (encountering a shut gate for the first time)._ [Illustration: _Old Lady._ "Dear me, what a nice refined-looking little _Second ''Arry._ I''ll tell you a better--"The ''Ave-a-lunch." Come along! Bin dooing the swell pretty proper, I beg to assure yer, old man. I''ve ''ad ''igh old times on that lay, Charlie, gals, don''t yer know, [Illustration: _''Arry (whose "Old Dutch" has been shopping, and has kept [Illustration: "I say, ''Arry, don''t we look frights!"] [Illustration: _''Appy ''Arry_--


id: 38683
title: Mr. Punch''s Golf Stories
author: nan
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  There''s some as takes their golf too seerius fer their strength, like words; fer, if yer think of it, a course full of Mister ''Erminius tuppence on the match meself, wif old Washer''s caddy, although not very old Washer, did that tremenjus drive; and ''e''s a man as only plays ''is One Sunday lately ''e came down wif a frend for an ''ole day''s golf. A little success at golf, as I''ve notised, jenerally makes a man wish Let me diskribe to you a rarnd which ''e played the uther day wiv Mister THE GOLFER''S FRIEND AFTER LONG DRIVES--The Tea-Caddy. come and play at ball with you if you like, my dears." "Oh, I''ve played on many worse," said Aunt Susannah, looking round her _Caddie._ "He plays gowf awfu'' like you, sir!"] A caddie who gets playing with your clubs upon the sly; _Young Lady._ "Why?" _Boy._ "_I''ve ''eard ''im play golf!!!_"]


id: 34588
title: Some of Æsop''s Fables with Modern Instances
author: Aesop
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  a _pack of Hounds_ for a _Lion_; in Number XI. a _Frog_ for a _Toad_; and in Number VII. carried it off, remarking as he went away, "My good friend Crow, you So the Jackdaw, having failed in getting a share of good things A Wolf, seeing a large Dog with a collar on, asked him: "Who put that said that, seeing that the Bulls were only fighting for the first place to take hold of their shares, "Gently, my friends," said the Lion; "the the best thing he could do was to bring the other Foxes into the same When the Fox came back and saw what had happened she was An Ox, as he was drinking at the water''s edge, crushed a young Frog When the mother Frog came to the spot (for she happened to be came up and crushed him dead with his hoof." Thereupon the Frog began to


id: 44661
title: John Leech''s Pictures of Life and Character, Volume 1 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"
author: Leech, John
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  JOHN LEECH''S PICTURES OF LIFE AND CHARACTER This is not easily read unless viewing the "medium size" and "original size" available by link under each image. Alarming Effect of the Hat and Table-moving Experiment.1853...184...184 All is fair in Love, &amp;c................................1855<a Another Innocent and Amusing, &amp;c.......................1848<a Awful Instance of Perception, &amp;c.......................1849<a Awful Occurrence at an Evening Party...................1851...038...038 Best Preventive against Sea-sickness: I., II., III.....1855...163...163 Caution to a Little Boy at a Festive Season, A ........1853...119...119 Close of the Season&mdash;The London Footman exhausted .....1846<a Day''s Pleasure, A .....................................1851...276...276 Elegant and Rational Costume for Close Weather.........1850...135...135 Good Little Boy, The ..................................1850...026...026 Horrible Incident in Real Life ........................1852...116...116 Man of Opinion, A .....................................1852...258...258 May Difference of Opinion, &amp;c..........................1846<a Mr. Briggs''s Pleasures of Fishing .....................1850...051...051 Sea-side Literature for Young Ladies...................1849...147...147 Sketch of Character by, &amp;c.............................1850<a Sporting Gent practising for the Season ...............1847...278...278 Suburban Felicity, Domestic (Poultry) Incident.........1854...138...138 Terrible Domestic Incident.............................1849...130...130 Very Great Man, A .....................................1854...216...216


id: 44662
title: John Leech''s Pictures of Life and Character, Volume 2 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"
author: Leech, John
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  Camp Life-A Day Surprise ..............................1853 ...271...271 Case of Real Distress, A...............................1854 ...047...047 Day After the Juvenile Party, The......................1847 ...037...037 Fortune-Telling, a Scene of Domestic Interest .........1858 ...070...070 Glorious News for the Boys.............................1859 ...035...035 Good News .............................................1847 ...335...335 Good News, Real Sentiment .............................1854 ...047...047 Hint to Gentlemen Riding Home after Dinner ............1858 ...221...221 Hint to Railway Travellers, A .........................1856 ...205...205 Incident of Camp Life, An..............................1853 ...213...213 Juvenile Party, The....................................1864 ...028...028 Juvenile Party, The. A Great Liberty...................1864 ...017...017 Little Dinner at the Crimea Club, A....................1854 ...116...116 Merry Christmas, A, and a Happy New Year...............1858 ...011...011 New Christmas Game for Foxhunters......................1849 ...021...021 New Fashion, The ......................................1857 ...257...257 Nice Bracing Day at the Seaside, A ....................1856 ...266...266 Our Little Friend, Tom, has a Day''s Hunting ...........1856 ...244...244 Pleasing Delusion : In re the Round Hats...............1856 ...164...164 Result of Allowing Ladies to Witness Horse-taming......1858 ...175...175 Too Much of a Good Thing...............................1857 ...235...235 Weather and the Streets, The...........................1861 ...022...022


id: 44663
title: John Leech''s Pictures of Life and Character, Volume 3 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"
author: Leech, John
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  This is not easily read unless viewing the "medium size" and "original size" available by link under each image. Another Pretty Little Americanism .....................1864...167...167 Beach, The A Sketch for Warm Weather.................1862...161...161 Country Races-Amateur Professionals....................1855...215...215 Curious effect of Relaxing Air.........................1849...104...104 Day''s Pleasure, A..... Force of Habit (for Family People only)................1861...203...203 Great Bonnet Question, The ............................1857...254...254 Latest Fast Thing, The ................................1863...039...039 Little Bit of Yorkshire, A ............................1864...212...212 Little Family Breeze, A ...............................1864...173...173 Little Farce at a Railway Station, A...................1859...063...063 Little Railway Drama, A................................1863...186...186 Little Scene at Brussels, A ...........................1864...209...209 Master and Man-A Pretty State of Things................1861...064...064 Nice Little Dinner, The ...............................1853...063...063 Pleasures of the Sea, The..............................1857...241...241 Poor Little Fellow ....................................1861...033...033 Scene-A Certain gay Watering Place.....................1859...069...069 Sea-side Subject, A, Party in Search of Repose ........1862...054...054 Sketch from a Study Window.............................1863...078...078 Sketch on the Sea-Coast during the Gale................1862...105...105 Sporting Intelligence .................................1859...097...097 Spread of the Volunteer Movement-Scene, the Schoolroom.1860...074...074 Watering-Place Pleasure, A ............................1864...186...186


id: 38111
title: English Society
author: Du Maurier, George
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  [Illustration: George Du Maurier] Maurier music, it is because his art has made sentimentality beautiful; I think it reached its perfect effect in Du Maurier''s hands, FAIR HOSTESS (_passing the wine_).--"I hope you admire this decanter, OLD LADY (_to fashionable beauty, who has recently married the [Illustration: LADIES OF FASHION AND THEIR DOCTORS [Illustration: TAKING ONE TOO MUCH AT ONE''S WORD HOSTESS.--"Well, but we like a little _variety_, you know."] "Tell me, Mrs. Jones, who''s that young Adonis your married daughter is you come to have such good-looking grandchildren."] HOSTESS.--"Geoffrey, I want you to dance with that little girl!" [Illustration: THINGS ONE COULD WISH TO HAVE EXPRESSED OTHERWISE [Illustration: DANCING MEN] [Illustration: A NEW READING OF A FAMOUS PICTURE HOSTESS (_to host, after dinner_).--"George, dear, how about asking [Illustration: THINGS ONE WOULD HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY [Illustration: SO _ENGLISH_, YOU KNOW! GUSHINGTON (_to hostess_).--"My _dear_ Mrs. Brown, what _heavenly_


id: 37882
title: Mr. Punch in the Highlands
author: nan
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  illustrate some of the humours of Highland life. MERE INVENTION.--Up the Highlands way there is, in wet weather, a [Illustration: During Mr. Spoffin''s visit to the Highlands, he found a [Illustration: TOURING IN THE HIGHLANDS Highland-man, come to London and be _our_ tartan R.A.?) We hear wonders "Nothing like having an eye to the lay of country", says Fingen, M.P., [Illustration: NOTHING LIKE MOUNTAIN AIR [Illustration: GUILDERSTEIN IN THE HIGHLANDS [Illustration: GUILDERSTEIN IN THE HIGHLANDS [Illustration: _English Tourist (in the far North, miles from anywhere)._ [Illustration: Mr. Briggs, feeling that his heart is in the Highlands [Illustration: To-day he goes out for a stalk, and Donald shows Mr. Briggs the way!] [Illustration: Mr. Briggs has another day''s stalking, and his rifle [Illustration: "That''s jist the game, I''m telling ye; ye know naething [Illustration: AN ARTIST SCAMP IN THE HIGHLANDS [Illustration: A "SCENE" IN THE HIGHLANDS [Illustration: "GAME" IN THE HIGHLANDS [Illustration: OVERHEARD IN THE HIGHLANDS


id: 38146
title: Mr. Punch on the Warpath: Humours of the Army, the Navy and the Reserve Forces
author: nan
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  PUNCH is, by turns, general, drum major, full private, cavalry man ARMY CHAPLAINS.--Wouldn''t they be all doubly serviceable in time of war ["The War Office has decided to grant one rifle to every ten men joining [Illustration: _Officer_ (_to Irish sentry on guard tent_). [Illustration: OUR REVIEW.--The colonel is wondering what manoeuvre he [Illustration: FIELD TRAINING NOTES.--(_Aldershot._) _General_ (_to [Illustration: _Colonel_ (_who is taking a turn round to see how his [Illustration: _Perilous position of a gallant officer of Volunteers, on [Illustration: "How dreadfully stout the general is getting!" [Illustration: _Captain Smythe_ (_a good soldier, but no society man, to [Illustration: THE ROYAL SALUTE.--_Officer in charge of battery_ (_in a [Illustration: "REGIMENTAL ORDERS"! [Illustration: _War-office Genius._ "Now _this_ is another of my [Illustration: _Volunteer Captain (acting Major first time)._ "Now then! [Illustration: "USED TO IT!"--_Officer at firing-point (who thinks that [Illustration: "THE WAY WE HAD IN THE ARMY." (1877).


id: 42400
title: Mr. Punch''s Book of Love: Being the Humours of Courtship and Matrimony
author: nan
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  heart) breaks the happy news to his friend Jack (who has been married BY A BEASTLY OLD BACHELOR.--A married man''s fate (in brief).--Hooked, A MARRIAGE QUESTION.--If a man addicted to smoking marries a widow, does _What the Pew-opener says._--This way, my dear young lady! _Wife._ "Dear, that''s the very thing she''s come about! [Illustration: _That dear old Mrs. Wilkinson_ (_who can''t always express [Illustration: _Brown._ "I say, old man, who''s that very plain elderly BY A FASHIONABLE YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN.--The latest thing out--My husband. [Illustration: "AN ENGLISH MAN''S HOUSE," Etc. Maid (looking over wall to newly married couple just returned from their [Illustration: _He._ "My people are bothering me to marry Miss Mayford." THE BEST EXCUSE FOR A MAN MARRYING HIS DECEASED WIFE''S SISTER.--Because [Illustration: _First Young Wife._ "Do you find it more economical, _Serious and much-Married Man._ "My dear friend, I _was_ astonished to


id: 42299
author: Combe, William
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  I tell you Sir,--_you shall be PAID_." And, in good faith, I wish to know, QUÆ GENUS READING TO SIR JEFFERY GOURMAND.] QUÆ GENUS fail''d not, at the hour, Till your good friend the Doctor died. Nay, when your mirth, Sir, may think fit, And you, good Sir, shall shortly know, He smil''d and said, ''Good bye, my friend: Will fix my friend QUÆ GENUS here.'' Have turn''d my strange life''s future views, QUÆ GENUS, IN THE SERVICE OF SIR. When good _Sir Jeff''ry''s_ gout was kind QUÆ GENUS with good grace receiv''d ''em, "QUÆ GENUS, know me for your friend, QUÆ GENUS said, "and with this view, To treat QUÆ GENUS as a friend, --But so it was--QUÆ GENUS thought --But so it was--QUÆ GENUS thought QUÆ GENUS heard the orders gay QUÆ GENUS thought he could but try, Nay, his kind friends, when it appear''d,

title:
  The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax. A Poem by the Author of the Three Tours.


id: 45700
title: Mr. Punch on the Continong
author: nan
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  [Illustration: _The Cleaner_ (_showing tourists round the church_). While all the French and English girls cried out "_C''est [Illustration: "NO PLACE LIKE HOME!" [Illustration: STUDY AT A QUIET FRENCH WATERING-PLACE DEAR CHARLIE,--You heard as I''d left good old England agen, I''ll [Illustration: AN OLD FASHIONED WATERING-PLACE] _Tourist_ (_to manager, who knows English_). [Illustration: ENGLISH AS SHE IS WRITTEN [Illustration: _She._ "So, dear baron, you are just come down from the _Aunt Fanny._ "I do like these French watering-places. Speaks English like a Briton. There''s nothing like English if you want to Where they play low, you know--only to pass the time. _Tourist._ Can you speak English? _Tourist._ It is a very long time since I was in Florence. London, put up in place of the old Cathedral which nobody liked. [Illustration: AT A FRENCH HOTEL [Illustration: THE RETURN OF THE TOURIST] [Illustration: A VIEW ON THE FRENCH COAST]


id: 45784
title: Gallery of Comicalities; Embracing Humorous Sketches
author: Cruikshank, George
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  public characters, and has left us many life-like portraits of members Then come, old Boy, there''s nought to pay, The rapid course of time we know; "Come, keep the chalks all right, old dame, Cheer up thy drooping heart, old boy. Reviving those good days of old, Your milling days shall end, And Fancy Legends long shall tell. [Illustration: "I LIKES A DROP OF GOOD BEER."] I likes a drop of good beer, And gives us a drop of good beer.--For I likes, &c. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK''S "_Illustrations of Time_." Much she loved this dogs''-meat man; When she fell in love wi'' the dogs''-meat man. When she fell in love wi'' the dogs''-meat man. To have a good look at the dogs''-meat man. To have a good look at the dogs''-meat man. "Times are hard," says the dogs''-meat man; O, for the fighting days of old, And start away, like knowing lads,


id: 45748
title: Mr. Punch with Rod and Gun: The Humours of Fishing and Shooting
author: nan
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  [Illustration: "ONE GOOD TURN," ETC.--_City Man_ (_to one of his clerks [Illustration: MISSED.--_Angus._ "Eh, man, that wass a splendid cod! [Illustration: _Friend._ "Hullo, old chappie! [Illustration: OUR FRIEND BRIGGS CONTEMPLATES A DAY''S FISHING.--He is [Illustration: _Robson._ "Do you think fishes can hear?" [Illustration: _Brown (enthusiastic angler, who has brought his friend [Illustration: HINTS TO BEGINNERS.--When casting with a fly rod, be sure [Illustration: RELIEF.--_Piscator_ (_about the end of a very bad day_). [Illustration: Deep C fishing] [Illustration: Di would go sea-fishing to-day. [Illustration: HIS FIRST PARTRIDGE SHOOT] [Illustration: SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY--THE OLD DOG POINTS CAPITALLY [Illustration: DAMAGED GOODS.--_Sportsman_ (_invited to help shoot some [Illustration: A BLANK DAY.--_First Friend._ "The birds are terribly [Illustration: HIS "FIRST."--_Brown_ (_good chap, but never fired a gun [Illustration: _Sportsman_ (_who has just shot a duck_). [Illustration: "I don''t know what it is, Mark, but I can''t hit a bird [Illustration: "LE SPORT."--_Keeper._ "Why didn''t you fire the other


id: 44801
title: Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations With Portrait and Biographical Sketch
author: nan
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  John Leech, was an Irishman, a man of fine culture, and a good When young Leech was only three years old, he was found by the family friend, the great artist, Flaxman, seated on his mother''s knee, At sixteen years of age, young Leech left Charterhouse, and, this time, young Leech''s liking for horses probably received its first bits of driving and country road life depicted by the pencil of the At this early period of his career, Leech made numerous life At eighteen years of age, Leech published his first work, entitled A good deal of Leech''s early work, among other But in August of 1841 Leech began the great work of his life--a work, should not be forgotten that, if Leech did great things for _Punch_, his and application that Leech displayed throughout life. at that time had no idea what these sketches from real life cost the


id: 44432
title: Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations, Vol. 2 (of 2) With Portrait and Biographical Sketch
author: nan
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  GEORGE CRUIKSHANK was born in London on the 27th of September, 1792. Cruikshank, was an artist by profession, having considerable skill in George was born about three years later. work and that of his father and brother was not in every case strongly work on his plates, while his wife coloured them by hand, soon, however, the family, the father died in 1811 Up to the time of his decease he immense number of sketches, coloured etchings, engravings, and designs the time of his father''s decease, the oldest son was twenty-two years of age, and George, the second son, nineteen. hard-worked father. While still very young, and before his father''s decease, young George, considerable series of designs by him appeared in Dr. Syntax''s _Life of In Cruikshank''s later years he made a good many attempts at oil The leading member of the new school was George


id: 44434
title: The Bachelor''s Own Book Being Twenty-Four Passages in the Life of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.)
author: nan
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  Mr. Lambkin having come into his property, enters the world upon Mr. Lambkin with a snug Bachelor''s party, enjoying his wine after a most Mr. Lambkin, having _cut_ those Bachelor Parties, determines to seek Mr. Lambkin, at an evening party, being full of Life and Spirits (or, Mr. Lambkin and his friends, after supper at "the rooms," indulge in Mr. Lambkin and his friends cut a pretty figure in the morning before Mr. Lambkin makes some most delightful acquaintance.--''The Hon. D. parties,--and what makes it all still more delightful is that they are all so highly delighted with Mr. Lambkin. Mr. Lambkin has to be nursed and to go through a regular course Mr. Lambkin being tired of the old-fashioned regular practice, and being Mr. Lambkin writes a letter of humiliation--The Lady answers--He Mrs. Lambkin (Bravo) and myself for the great... and kindness, (Bravo) In return hum...


id: 45813
title: John Leech''s Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 3 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"
author: Leech, John
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  [Illustration: _THE DARLINGS COME OUT TO SEE THE 38TH OTHERSEX [Illustration: _OLD SCHOOL._ [Illustration: _A PROBLEM FOR YOUNG LADIES._ [Illustration: _POOR LITTLE FELLOW!_ [Illustration: _RATHER A KNOWING THING IN NETS._ [Illustration: _A SEA-SIDE SUBJECT.--JOLLY FOR THE PARTY IN SEARCH OF [Illustration: _THE NICE LITTLE DINNER._ [Illustration: _A LITTLE FARCE AT A RAILWAY-STATION._ [Illustration: _MASTER AND MAN.--A PRETTY STATE OF THINGS._ [Illustration: _A SHOCKING YOUNG LADY, INDEED!_ [Illustration: _SCENE--A CERTAIN GAY WATERING-PLACE._ [Illustration: _OUR INDOLENT YOUNG MAN._ [Illustration: --AND IT IS NOT A PLEASANT THING, WHEN GOING OUT TO [Illustration: _A LITTLE ROWLANDS'' MACASSAR WANTED SOMEWHERE._ [Illustration: _SCENE--A MAN''S ROOMS IN THE TEMPLE._ [Illustration: _A LITTLE SMOKE-JACK._ [Illustration: _ANOTHER PRETTY LITTLE AMERICANISM._ [Illustration: _HAIR-DRESSING NOW-A-DAYS._ [Illustration: _A KNOWING ANIMAL._ [Illustration: _A SCHOOL FOR OLD GENTLEMEN._] [Illustration: _"LOVE''S COURSE NEVER DID," YOU KNOW._ [Illustration: _THE DOG-DAYS!_ [Illustration: _DOING A LITTLE BUSINESS._ [Illustration: _WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW._ [Illustration: _AN OLD FRIEND._


id: 45980
title: Rowlandson the Caricaturist; a Selection from His Works. Vol. 1
author: Grego, Joseph
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  AUTHOR OF ''JAMES GILLRAY, THE CARICATURIST; HIS LIFE, WORKS, AND TIMES'' print-publishing houses, established by Rowlandson''s principal patrons, the artist''s best time, formed part of the munificent gift made by Mr. William Smith to the nation; as did the second example, entitled _Brook Rowlandson sent four known works to the Royal Academy, the season In 1797 appeared the admirable plates published after Rowlandson''s illustrations by Rowlandson and Woodward, octavo, published by Thomas fifteen illustrations by Thomas Rowlandson, royal octavo, printed for Royal Academy_, which he originally presented to his old friend John present that night with Rowlandson the artist, who made a sketch of him kind friend, and it may be added with justice, his best adviser, Mr. Ackermann, the respected and leading publisher of Rowlandson''s period, plate, in the artist''s hand, the print represents ''The grand political the same subject by Rowlandson''s hand; in some cases the drawings are


id: 45981
title: Rowlandson the Caricaturist; a Selection from His Works. Vol. 2
author: Grego, Joseph
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  The Head of the Family in Good Humour--The Old Woman''s Complaint, published caricatures, plates, and book illustrations, engraved country public-house, hung round with pictures on equestrian subjects, drawings to ''his old friend John Thomas Smith,'' as he has taken care not--Mrs. Siddons monstrous fine--got into a hack--set down in St. James''s Street--dipp''d a little with the boys at hazard--confounded bad Rowlandson, 1 James Street, Adelphi.--This, like the companion print, by Tegg, Woodward del., Rowlandson sc.--John Bull, a very giant among Rowlandson''s view of the situation Mrs. Clarke is seen mounted on her _September 25, 1811._ _Life and Death of the Race Horse._ Published The seats and drawing-stands of the old Life Academy are The old subjects, it appears, were re-engraved by Rowlandson''s hand, The Times, or a View of the Old House in Little FIGURE DRAWINGS AFTER THE OLD MASTERS BY THOMAS ROWLANDSON, IN THE INDEX OF TITLES, SUBJECTS, PUBLISHED CARICATURES, ILLUSTRATIONS, &c.


id: 46374
title: "Mr. Punch''s" Book of Arms
author: Reed, Edward Tennyson
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  sinister, an Irish disunicorn, brogued proper, chronically rampant in given the chucque proper / =iij= a British lion radiant in his glory =Supporters= / dexter, a tommy atkins in all his glory, arrayed proper proper / =ij= fretty but checky / =iij= a Boer rampant and bristled / =Supporters= / dexter, a bull / sinister, a bear, =Supporters= / dexter, a burgher rampant in piety armed to the teeth / spotted and displayed proper on the hop / =iiij= on a ground shady =Arms= / sable, a British lion trippant, collared, chained, and muzzled =Arms= / quarterly / =i= a pyrotechnic carnival displayed proper / =ij= little games sinister under a cloud proper / =iij= on a ground =Arms= / quarterly / =i= under a chief wavery ermine charged with or less British lion in fury bearing a fire-arm proper periodically The caption with each illustration is the motto on the coat of arms.


id: 46349
title: John Leech''s Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"
author: Leech, John
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  [Illustration: _SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY--THE OLD DOG POINTS CAPITALLY._ [Illustration: _MERMAIDS AT PLAY; OR, A NICE LITTLE WATER PARTY._] [Illustration: _THE GOOD LITTLE BOY._ AN OLD LADY IS CROSSING THE STREET, WHEN A LITTLE BOY SHOUTS OUT--"HI!" A LITTLE BOY RUSHES BY AN OLD GENTLEMAN AND AT THE SAME TIME THE LITTLE BOY SHOULD ALSO PINCH THE LEG OF THE OLD DOES.--NOW, JIST LOOK AT MY LITTLE OSS, SIR, AND HE''S A POOR MAN''S OSS, [Illustration: _COMING HOME._ _Old Party (who is taking care of the house)._ "OH, YES, SIR. [Illustration: _NO PLACE LIKE HOME._ [Illustration: _A CAUTION TO LITTLE BOYS AT A FESTIVE SEASON._ [Illustration: _A YOUNG GENTLEMAN AND SCHOLAR._ [Illustration: LITTLE BOY HAS A PENN''ORTH-[Illustration: _THE OLD GENTLEMAN IS IN A HURRY TO GET TO THE [Illustration: _SEA-SIDE LITERATURE FOR YOUNG LADIES; OR, DELIGHTS OF [Illustration: _NOTHING LIKE KNOWING THE COUNTRY._ [Illustration: _OUR BOYS._ [Illustration: _A VERY GREAT MAN._


