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John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character
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An essay by the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray examining the comic drawings of Victorian illustrator John Leech, whose work appeared in Punch and depicted contemporary English life and manners. It suits readers interested in nineteenth-century art, caricature, and cultural history.
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.
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