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George Cruikshank

William Makepeace Thackeray

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

George Cruikshank was a famous British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. He was most famous for book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens and many other authors, reaching an international audience. The piece presented here is an essay in which Thackeray laboriously praises the Victorian illustrator, also offering a random assortment of his illustrations.
Available since: 12/17/2019.
Print length: 134 pages.

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