The Project Gutenberg EBook of John Leech's Pictures Of Life And Character, Volume I (of III), by John Leech This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: John Leech's Pictures Of Life And Character, Volume I (of III) From The Collection Of "Mr. Punch" Author: John Leech Illustrator: John Leech Release Date: January 14, 2014 [EBook #44661] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JOHN LEECH'S PICTURES OF LIFE *** Produced by David Widger JOHN LEECH'S PICTURES OF LIFE AND CHARACTER FROM THE COLLECTION OF "MR. PUNCH" Volume One (of Three) LONDON: BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO., 1886 040s Medium-Size 040s Medium-Size 040s Medium-Size 040s Medium-Size Transcriber's Note: The only text in this file is that drawn by the artist as a part of each image. This is not easily read unless you view the "Medium Size" or "Original Size" available by link under each image. The many fine details in each image and the nuances of people's expressions can only be appreciated by clicking on the "Original Size" link. DW INDEX: Advantages of the new Postal arrangements .............1845...272 Advice Gratis .........................................1852...062 Affair of Importance, An ..............................1852...012 After the Pantomime ...................................1853...070 Aged Juvenile, An .....................................1846...223 Aggravating—Rather ...................................1850...151 Agony Column ..........................................1848...262 Agricultural Distress..................................1851...129 Agricultural Distress Dodge, The ......................1851...195 Alarming...............................................1850...050 Alarming ..............................................1858...078 Alarming Effect of the Hat and Table-moving Experiment.1853...184 Alarming Intelligence .................................1852...030 Alarming Message, An...................................1842...222 Alarming Occurrence ...................................1850...011 Alarming Symptoms......................................1846...010 Alderman's Advice to his Son, The .....................1851...037 All is fair in Love, &c................................1855...255 All is Vanity .........................................1852...176 Ambitious Youth, An ...................................1848...273 Amusement for a Rainy Day .............................1863...280 An Exclusive...........................................1852...112 An Impossibility ......................................1846...263 Analogy................................................1850...113 Aucicnt Impostor, An...................................1852...170 Ancient Mariner, An ...................................1852...277 And here are the Girls in the Round Flats..............1855...169 Anglers hear Strange Things ...........................1845...036 Angling in the Serpentine .............................1851...102 Another Bit from the Mining Districts .................1854...121 Another Bit of Serious Pantomime.......................1852...163 Another Innocent and Amusing, &c.......................1848...048 Anxious Moment, An ....................................1853...204 Appearances are Deceptive..............................1850...274 Appropriate ...........................................1855...251 Aquatics...............................................1855...169 ...216 ...226 Arithmetic at the University ..........................1851...134 Artful Excuse, An......................................1847...094 Ascot, At .............................................1852...218 Association for the Advancement of Science , An .......1846...279 Awful Appearance of a "Wopps" .........................1849...213 Awful Instance of Perception, &c.......................1849...055 Awful Occurrence at an Evening Party...................1851...038 Awful Position during a Storm .........................1846...077 Awful Scene on the Chain Pier, Brighton................1846...050 Awkward ...............................................1855...049 Awkward Consequence of removing the Soldiers ..........1851...257 Bachelor Housekeeping .................................1852...263 Back View, A ..........................................1854...211 Ballooning ............................................1850...266 Bands of Hope, The.....................................1852...056 Barrack Life ..........................................1851...058 Bath at Boulogne, A....................................1853...165 Battle of the Pianos, The..............................1855...250 Battledore and Shuttlecock.............................1854...220 Beard and Moustache Movement, The......................1853...140 Beard Movement, The....................................1854...049 Something wrong with the Chimney ......................1846...279 Best of Both Worlds....................................1848...084 Best Preventive against Sea-sickness: I., II., III.....1855...163 Betting Fever, The ....................................1852...265 Birthday, The.,........................................1853...088 Bit from the Mining Districts .........................1854...121 Bit of his Mind, A.....................................1853...222 Bit of Serious Pantomime, A ...........................1855...168 Bitter Sarcasm ........................................1850...027 Bles the Boy 1 .......................................1850...015 Boat for an Hour, A ...................................1846...151 "Bolted 1".............................................1852...265 Bon-bon from a Juvenile Party, A.......................1851...017 ...090 Bottom-Fishing.........................................1855...118 Bribery is detestable, but Politeness costs Nothing....1847...183 Brilliant Idea. A......................................1854...259 British Ruffian, A.....................................1852...132 Briton Abroad, The.....................................1853...124 Brook Green Volunteer, The.............................1846...155 ...157 ...159 ...173 ...174 ...175 ...177 Brutal Fellow, A ......................................1853...046 By the "Sad Sea Waves "................................1854...268 Candid.................................................1848...127 Capital Offer, A.......................................1854...208 Caught.................................................1847...098 Cause for Reproof, A ..................................1847...257 Caution to a Little Boy at a Festive Season, A ........1853...119 Changing the Subject ..................................1848...122 Chatelaine, The........................................1849...064 Cheap Day's Hunting, A.................................1849...184 ...185 Church and State ......................................1851...057 Close of the Season—The London Footman exhausted .....1846...279 Cold Comfort...........................................1849...139 Coming to the Point....................................1848...019 Coming Home ...........................................1853...086 Comparative Love.......................................1851...174 Complimentary .........................................1850...065 Complimentary .........................................1855...261 Compliments ...........................................1854...246 Confound the Shops.....................................1852...054 Conscientious Stable Keeper, The.......................1853...068 Consols at 90, Consols at 80 ..........................1848...167 Consolation............................................1845...118 Constitutional Walk, The...............................1853...258 Cool Assurance.........................................1854...205 Correct Mode of Riding in Rotten Row...................1851...007 Country Ball, A........................................1851...128 Country Races .........................................1854...243 Court Dress, A ........................................1848...005 Cruel .................................................1851...006 Cruel .................................................1853...110 Curious Mode of Conducting a Retail Establishment......1855...225 Curious Person, A......................................1852...278 Cut Him down Behind....................................1852...063 Day's Pleasure, A .....................................1851...276 Dear Delights of Britain's Summer Fields, The..........1852...173 "De Gustibus," &c., &c.................................1846...016 De Gustibus ...........................................1851...127 Delicate ..............................................1852...064 Delicacy of the Season.................................1852...056 Delicious Morsel, A....................................1846...025 Delicious Sail off Dover, A............................1854...087 Delights of Travel.....................................1846...162 Delightful Outdoor Exercise ...........................1854...267 Delusion, A .......................................... 1855...207 Derby Epidemic ........................................1846...014 Did you Ever? .........................................1851...004 Difference of View.....................................1847...176 Different Opinions.................................... 1851...069 Different People have Different Opinions ..............1852...026 Discernment ...........................................1853...048 Distraction............................................1847...086 Distressing Result of Emigration ......................1851...146 Distwessing-Vewy ......................................1853...066 Division of Labour ....................................1853...089 Docile Husband, The ...................................1847...258 Dog Days ..............................................1853...077 Doing a Little Bill ...................................1846...020 Doing it Thoroughly....................................1855...153 Domestic Bliss ........................................1847...036 ...147 Domestic Bliss ....................................... 1848...024 Domestic Event in the Zoological Gardens ..............1850...166 ...167 Domestic Sanitary Regulations .........................1850...125 Doubtful...............................................1850...257 Drawing-room Entertainment, A .........................1853...219 Dreadful Crisis ...................................... 1848...106 Dreadful Destitution...................................1848...209 Dreadful Shock to the Nerves, A .......................1846...052 Dumb Waiter, A ........................................1849...083 During Frost a Foxhunter gets too big for his clothes..1854...138 Early Education........................................1852...183 Easily Pleased ........................................1852...056 Easily Satisfied ......................................1852...052 Easy Shaving...........................................1852...134 Easy Forecast, An .....................................1853...244 Educational Movement...................................1848...253 Effects of Salt Water, as observed at the Regatta Ball.1852...227 Elegant and Rational Costume for Close Weather.........1850...135 Elegant Habit .........................................1853...112 End of a Five Minutes' Burst, The......................1847...178 Energetic .............................................1850...099 Enter Mr. Bottles the Butler ..........................1854...047 Enthusiastic Fisherman, An ............................1849...127 Evening Parties........................................1849...025 Evil Communications ...................................1854...267 Every Little Helps ....................................1850...108 Excellent Wine, An.....................................1846...035 Excessively Polite.....................................1851...068 Excited Nimrod, An.....................................1853...254 Experienced Veteran, An................................1854...259 Extreme Delicacy.......................................1848...260 Extremes Meet .........................................1845...214 Eye to Business, An....................................1845...075 Fact, A................................................1854...128 False Position, A .....................................1853...085 Familiarity................. ..........................1846...251 Fancy Dress Bill ......................................1846...062 Fancy Portrait ........................................1852...011 Fashionable Intelligence ..............................1845...006 Fashionable Intelligence ..............................1845...151 Fashions, The .........................................1850...024 Fashions for Fast Mea..................................1847...205 Fashions in Pins, A ...................................1845...032 Faulty Mirror, A ......................................1850...116 Filling up the Census Paper............................1851...131 Fine Business, indeed, the Wretch! ....................1855...247 Fine Disposition, A ...................................1848...063 Fish Dinner, The ......................................1846...014 Fishing off a Watering Place ..........................1852...083 Fishing off Brighton...................................1840...151 Fishing with Hies ........ ............................1851...141 Flowers of the French Army ............................1851...076 Fly-Fishing............................................1853...156 ...254 Folkestone, Arrival of the Boat .......................1852...203 Foolish and a Betting Man. A...........................1852...263 Foreigner of Distinction ..............................1852...070 Fox steals away from Cover.............................1851...106 Fragment, A ...........................................1847...084 Fresh Morning .........................................1854...247 Friendly but very Unpleasant...........................1855...244 Frightful! ............................................1855...206 Frightful upset of Dignity ............................1852...148 From a Beautiful Miniature.............................1843...034 Fiobx the Mining Districts ............................1855...241 Gallantry .............................................1851...032 Gammon.................................................1847...266 Garret and the Conservatory, The.......................1852...124 Gay Young Fellow, A....................................1851...016 Genteel Practice ......................................1840...026 Gentle Craft, The......................................1853...104 Glorious News .........................................1846...074 Going out Arresting....................................1846...244 Going out to an "At Home"..............................1852...130 Going to Cover ........................................1852...072 Gold Fish at Hampton Court, The........................1846...065 Good Little Boy, The ..................................1850...026 Good Reasons ..........................................1852...224 Good-sized Float, A.............. .....................1852...277 Gorgeous Spectacle ....................................1854...248 Grandmamma is supposed, &c.............................1851...115 Grand Show of Prize Vegetarians .......................1852...117 Great Bargain, A ......................................1854...171 Great Chartist Demonstration, The .....................1848...269 ...270 ...271 ...272 Great Exhibition, Memorials of the ....................1851...228 to...240 Great Linen-drapery Nuisance, The .....................1847...273 Great Loss, A .........................................1852...052 Great Mental Effort, A ................................1853...085 Great Misfortune, A....................................1847...245 Great Want of Veneration ..............................1844...022 Greenwich Dinner, The .................................1853...009 Greenwich Fair, At ....................................1846...182 Gross Insult ..........................................1852...126 Gross Offence, A ......................................1848...097 Groundless Alarm.......................................1850...156 Grouse Shooting late in the Season—Jolly, Very........1854...179 Hack for the Day, A ...................................1853...008 Hall along of them Betting Offices.....................1852...046 Hansom Offer, A .......................................1852...252 Hard Rider, A .........................................1854...089 Hat Moving Experiment, The ............................1853...172 Heart-Breaking.........................................1854...215 Heavy Blow, A..........................................1852...136 Heroism................................................1855...272 Highland Game in a London Street, A....................1849...014 Highly Interesting.....................................1852...076 Home for the Holidays..................................1848...022 Honeymoon, The ........................................1850...079 Hooking and Eyeing ....................................1851...016 Horrible Business, A ..................................1851...142 Horrible Idea, A ......................................1855...247 Horrible Incident in Real Life ........................1852...116 Housemaids Refusing Service............................1852...114 How do you like it?....................................1850...135 How Kind...............................................1854...203 How to Dress a Lobster ................................1851...062 How to Escape from a Scolding Wife ....................1847...221 How to get a Connection................................1854...222 How to Get Rid of a Gratis Patient ....................1846...014 How to Flatter a Gent..................................1854...253 How to make a Chatelaine, &c..........................1849...090 How to make Culprits Comfortable ......................1849...137 How No. 4 Enjoyed Himself and How No. 8 Suffered.......1850...142 How to Suit the Taste..................................1846...012 How to Take Care of the Children ......................1852...177 Humorous Customer, A .. ...............................1853...181 Hunting Memorandum.................................... 1853...100 Impending Disaster, An.................................1847...082 Improvement in Irish Affairs ..........................1854...217 Impudence..............................................1848...243 Impudent Minx. An......................................1852...084 In a very Pad Way .....................................1853...205 In Camp, Hospitality ..................................1853...085 In for It..............................................1844...007 Indiscretion ..........................................1855...224 Influenza, The ........................................1847...262 Information............................................1846...126 Ingenious Fellow, An ..................................1851...095 Ingenious Idea ........................................1853...067 Innocence .............................................1847...024 Innocent and Amusing Little Trick .....................1848...043 Inquiring Mind, An.....................................1847...261 Insulting a Scotchman..................................1854...264 Interesting ...........................................1852...148 Interesting Scene During the Canvas....................1852...020 Interesting Story, The.................................1850...031 Irish Hotel, An........................................1846...217 Is it So?..............................................1849...150 Jack Tar, A ...........................................1850...037 Jealousy...............................................1850...016 Jealousy ..............................................1854...259 John Thomas Misplaced .................................1848...114 Jolly Dog, A ......................................... 1850...064 Joys of Ocean, The ....................................1848...006 Judicious..............................................1856...223 Just Like Him .........................................1851...154 Just the Man...........................................1852...030 Knowledge is Power.....................................1853...090 Ladies of the Creation ................................1851...186 ...199 La Mode................................................1852...032 Late Arrival, A........................................1851...003 Large Pump of Caution, A...............................1855...265 Laying the Dust............................... ........1850...066 Loft-handed Compliment, A .............................1853...045 Literal................................................1854...046 Literary Chit-chat.....................................1842...273 Little Bit of Humbug, A................................1851...057 Little Surprise, A.....................................1847...019 Little Women...........................................1849...096 London Gent Abroad, A..................................1851...012 Long Vacation .........................................1847...161 Long Vacation in Arcadia, The .........................1844...148 Look before you Leap ..................................1848...202 Lost One, The .........................................1849...034 Love on the Ocean .....................................1845...073 Lucid Explanation, A ..................................1849...262 Making the Best of it..................................1845...115 Making the Best of it .................................1856...218 Making the Most of it .................................1845...012 Man about Town, A......................................1846...060 Man in Brass lamenting Decline of Lord Mayor's Show....1850...264 Man of Feeling, A......................................1848...084 Man of Opinion, A .....................................1852...258 Manly Sorrow ..........................................1850...182 Manners make the Man ..................................1852...100 March of Luxury .......................................1846...245 Master of the Situation................................1848...188 Maternal Solicitude ...................................1849...010 May Day................................................1852...183 May Difference of Opinion, &c..........................1846...038 Meeting him Halfway ...................................1848...123 Melancholy Reverse of Fortune..........................1846...127 Melancholy Scene at the Opera on a crowded Night ......1847...182 Men of Business........................................1849...030 Men of Experience .....................................1846...105 Men of the World.......................................1852...123 Mermaids at I'lay............................. ........1848...018 Michaelmas Day. The cheap Tailor.......................1847...278 Might is Right ........................................1853...160 Might versus Right ....................................1846...251 Misplaced Confidence ..................................1849...207 Mistaken Impression, A ................................1855...223 Mr. Briggs's Pleasures of Housekeeping.................1849...021 ...023 ...025 ...027 ...029 ...031 ...033 Mr. Briggs's Pleasures of Horsekeeping ................1849...050 ...035 ...037 ...039 ...040 ...053 ...055 ...057 ...059 ...171 Mr. Briggs's Pleasures of Hunting......................1849...051 ...061...063...065...067...069...071...073...075 ...077...079...080...093...095 Mr. Briggs's Pleasures of Fishing .....................1850...051 ...097...099...101...103...105...107 Mr. Briggs's Pleasures of Shooting.....................1850...051 ...109...111...113...115...117...119...139...141 Mr. Briggs's Pleasures of Racing.......................1851...143 ...144...145 Misunderstanding.......................................1853...264 More Free than Welcome ............................... 1849...082 Morning after The Derby, The ..........................1853...060 Most Alarming Swelling, A..............................1850...126 Most Distressing ......................................1855...253 Moustache Movement ....................................1854...210 ...220...274 Mr. 'Arry Belville on the Continent Generally .........1853...201 Mr. Punch's Fancy Ball.................................1847...041 ...044 Mr. Verdant's First Attempt at Book-making ............1853...060 Much too Clever .......................................1850...100 Much too Considrate ..................................1850...032 Murder will out........................................1852...020 "Music hath Charms," &c................................1854...278 Mysterious Visitor, A .................................1854...162 Native Politeness......................................1855...248 Never Satisfied .......................................1848...039 New Act, The ..........................................1853...047 New Arrival, The.......................................1849...227 New Bonnet, The........................................1853...085 New Cricketing Dresses to Protect from swift bowling...1854...168 New Groom, The ........................................1851...170 New Hunter, The........................................1848...070 New Purchase, The .....................................1855...152 Nice Game at Billiards, A .............................1853...091 Nice Team, A ..........................................1852...259 No Doubt ..............................................1849...067 No News is Good News ..................................1850...093 No Place like Home.....................................1853...104 North East Wind .......................................1851...058 Not a difficult Thing to Foretell......................1831...075 Not the First Time ....................................1855...275 Not to be played with .................................1848...058 Not very likely .......................................1850...108 Not what he wanted.....................................1851...153 Not yet ...............................................1851...076 Nothing like knowing the Country ......................1854...201 Nothing like Prudence..................................1849...114 Nothing like System....................................1847...214 Nothing like Warm Bathing .............................1846...028 Of Course .............................................1851...046 Off the Foreland ......................................1846...227 Oh! ...................................................1854...212 Oh, the Curtains! .....................................1853...086 Old Gentleman is in a hurry to get to the Station......1853...141 Omnibus Incident, An...................................1846...112 One of the Effects of the Blackguard Betting Offices...1852...265 Only a Penny!..........................................1851...158 On the Moors...........................................1834...202 Ornament to Society, An................................1852...160 Opera, The.............................................1846...181 Opera, The.............................................1851...132 Our Boys...............................................1853...210 Our English Climate....................................1847...143 Our Foreign Visitors...................................1851...131 Our Friend Belville airs his French at Boulogne........1854...201 Our Lazy Contributor ..................................1846...276 Our National Defences..................................1848...026 Our "Used-up" Man takes a Walk with his Cousins........1850...213 Our Young People.......................................1847...086 Out of Town ...........................................1849...165 Overtaken by the Tide, Margate ........................1848...226 Oxford Costume.........................................1853...275 Oysters in June-Delicious! ............................1852...136 Pater Familia as makes himself independent of Hotels...1854...123 Perfect Sincerity ; or, Thinkings Aloud................1849...180 ...181...262 Perils of a Court Presentation, The ...................1855...206 Personal Opinion, A....................................1846...086 Philosopher, A ........................................1852...010 Pic-nic, The ..........................................1851...106 Picture, A ............................................1853...051 Pike is a voracious Fish, The..........................1852...090 Pity is Akin to Love...................................1846...112 Pity tbe Sorrows of the Poor Police ...................1852...013 Plain Speaking ........................................1848...061 Playful Creature, A ...................................1853...059 Pleasing Delusion, A ..................................1846...220 Pleasant...............................................1852...092 ...120 Pleasant...............................................1855...264 Pleasant State of Thing,, A............................1846...040 Pleasant Street Game ..................................1850...020 Pleasures of Housekeeping .............................1849...255 Pleasures of the Studio................................1852...174 Pledge of Affection, A.................................1847...209 Poor Tommy.............................................1852...054 Portrait of a Lady.....................................1852...154 Potiehomania.. ........................................1855...280 Poultry Fancies........................................1853...224 Poultry Fancics-the Pets ..............................1853...252 Poultry Mania, The.....................................1853...260 Preparing for the Derby ...............................1852...176 Pride .................................................1845...150 Private and Confidential ..............................1852...214 Private Opinion, A ....................................1846...011 Private Theatricals ...................................1854...081 Probable Effect of Cheap Furniture ....................1846...064 Probable Result of the Cochin China Fowl Mania ........1853...249 Prodigious! ...........................................1847...015 Prodigious Nuisance, A ................................1852...136 Professional Man, A....................................1850...017 Professor Buckwheat Impressing, &c.....................1845...130 Progress of Slang, The.................................1847...038 Proper Pride ..........................................1849...030 Propriety..............................................1848...005 Prudence and Imprudence ...............................1847...243 Prudent Resolve, A ....................................1853...093 Punctuality is the Soul of Business....................1845...214 Putting his Foot in it ................................1852...018 Puzzling Order, A......................................1846...092 Quirt Weed, A .........................................1852...015 Quite a Novelty........................................1854...225 Quite Unnecessary......................................1848...108 Railway Literature.....................................1852...015 Railway Miseries ......................................1845...241 Rather a Bad Look-out .................................1849...052 Rather a Drop .........................................1855...184 Rather Awkward for Tomkins ............................1855...129 Rather Severe .........................................1852...116 Rather Suspicious......................................1850...050 Real Difficulty, A.....................................1848...120 Real Enjoyment.........................................1849...034 Real Flower Show, The .................................1855...190 Reduced Circumstances .................................1846...257 Reflection, A .........................................1849...170 Regular Customer, A ...................................1852...030 Religion la Mode ....................................1850...074 Remonstrance ..........................................1853...185 Removing ..............................................1847...178 ...179 Return from a Masquerade...............................1844...256 Returning from the Seaside.............................1846...101 Reward of Merit .......................................1851...110 Rising Generation, The ................................1846...109 Rising Generation, The ................................1847...035 ...073 Rising Generation, The ................................1851...066 Road-side on the Derby Day, The........................1850...146 Romance and Reality ...................................1852...013 Romance of Roast Ducks, A .............................1848...078 Room for Improvement ..................................1850...134 Rough Country, A ......................................1847...256 Round Hat, The, with Novels in a Storm ................1854...087 Ruling Passion, The....................................1846...028 Sailors on Shore Carousing ............................1850...137 St Bernard Mastiff, The................................1853...242 Savage Reproof, A .....................................1854...149 Sccne.--Bureau of the Chiefs of the Douanes............1853...211 Scene on the English Coast.............................1855...208 Scene--Westminster Bridge .............................1853...069 Sea-side Hat, The .....................................1854...221 ...247 Sea-side Literature for Young Ladies...................1849...147 Sea-side. Saturday Evening ............................1848...216 Sea-side. The Bathing Hour.............................1855...152 Seasonable Question....................................1850...132 Self-Esteem............................................1848...126 Sell, A................................................1851...150 Servantgalism..........................................1853...212 ...217...218...221...222...242 Shakespeare a little altered...........................1845...172 Silver Age, The........................................1853...162 Sketch at Ramsgate, A..................................1852...051