1890s The Comic History of England, JOHN LEECH Hand-Colored Frontis & B/W Illust

Description: This is a beautifully illustrated, antique copy of "THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND" by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); George Routledge & Sons; London. This edition features a hand-colored frontispiece, 26 full-page plates, and in-text illustrations throughout by JOHN LEECH. From a review: The Comic History of England is "...an irreverent take on the conservative history books of Beckett's day. Kings and queens emerge as mean-spirited petty rascals and to look for their virtues 'would require the aid of one of those solar microscopes which give visibility to the merest atom, and the particle.' Other monarchs such as King John were downright useless and allowed himself to be 'bullied by bulls' - papal bulls. The Church came off not better either, being 'the medium of extortion' and taking hard-earned money off the people. In this history book, then, readers can laugh with Caesar during his invasion of Britain; stand in the sea with Canute; and joke about Richard on the field of Bosworth."

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Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire

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