xvi, 453 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-447) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : predecessors, from broadsheet to album and journal -- George Cruikshank : the "new Hogarth?" -- The man in the moon (1847-1849) -- Punch : a history of cultural Francophilia and political Francophilia -- Doyle's Barry-Eux (Bayeux) tapestry -- Doyle : The foreign tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson (1854) -- Francophobia : The flight of Louis-Philippe in Puppet show (1848) and Louispetit and his bird in Diogenes (1855) -- John Leech and Mr. Briggs -- Thomas Onwhyn : the Browns visit the Great Exposition of 1851 -- Tenniel and the wild beast hunt in India (1853) ; Griset's and Podger's elephants -- Charles Keene : fun with the volunteers and travels abroad -- Du Maurier : Darwin and a taste for tall -- McConnell's Wilderspin in Town talk, 1858-1859 -- Illustrated London news and other journals -- An ending and a beginning : Marie Duval in Judy, 1867-1870, with Percy Cruikshank on the Franco-Prussian War.
Subject Terms:
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects -- Great Britain. | Comic books, strips, etc. | Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects. | Great Britain.