Izdatel angliiskoi gazety Taims i russkii sapozhnik [The editor of the English newspaper The Times and the Russian bootmaker].

[CRIMEAN WAR.]

Published by [Russia, 1850s.]

About this Item

An unusual image, published during the time of the Crimean War, highlighting The Times position during the hostilities. The editor complains to the bootmaker that he has torn his mouth through shouting on behalf of Russia, which the bootmaker has set about to repair, remarking (to himself) what thick skin this man has . John Thadeus Delane (1817 1879) was editor of The Times for thirty-six years, 1841 77. Under Delane s editorship The Times was loosely identified with Liberalism … [and] the power of The Times in opposition to government was seen very clearly during the Crimean War, when Delane felt it was his duty to condemn those directing the war … In his lifetime Delane was widely regarded as the unquestioned head of the journalistic profession, who had done much to raise the tone of journalism. Some of his innovative methods of reporting news, which included the use of interviews, and his Crimean and other crusades , foreshadowed the new journalism of the later nineteenth century (Oxford DNB). Tinted lithograph (268 × 234 mm), creased where previously folded, sometime torn along the central fold and repaired, other paper repairs in places (affecting one character only), but in very good condition overall.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1505738056282

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Izdatel angliiskoi gazety Taims i russkii sapozhnik [The editor of the English newspaper The Times and the Russian bootmaker].
• Publisher: [Russia, 1850s.]
• Binding: No Binding
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Russia