The Comic Almanack. Volume 2 [1912]

Language: English. Approximately 608 pages. Volume 2 of a multi-volume work. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1912. Recueil satirique et humoristique emblématique de la culture victorienne, associant textes, anecdotes et illustrations dans l'esprit des almanachs comiques anglais du XIXe siècle. L'ouvrage réunit des contributions de plusieurs auteurs et dessinateurs majeurs, dont George Cruikshank et William Makepeace Thackeray, et offre un témoignage vivant sur le goût, les formes de la caricature et l'humour littéraire de son époque. A satirical and humorous collection emblematic of Victorian culture, combining texts, anecdotes, and illustrations in the spirit of nineteenth-century English comic almanacs. The work brings together contributions by several major writers and artists, including George Cruikshank and William Makepeace Thackeray, and offers a vivid record of the taste, forms of caricature, and literary humour of its period. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…