Cartoons by Sir John Tenniel, Selected from the Pages of "Punch"

Name: Cartoons by Sir John Tenniel, Selected from the Pages of "Punch"
Author: Tenniel, John

Tenniel, John

Caricatures and cartoons

“Over the Hills and Far Away!”                                     114
    The Premier had gone to Scotland for a well-earned holiday
    rest after his arduous exertions during the debates on the
    Second Home Rule Bill.

  The “Forlorn Hope”                                                 115
    After the summary rejection of the Home Rule Bill by the
    Peers, the liberal Party were daily awaiting the signal for
    an attack on the House of Lords.

  A Dirty Crossing                                                   116
    The management of the Bank of England had been freely
    criticised in the Press.

  “Confidences”                                                      117
    There had been a debate in the Chamber of Deputies which
    provoked comparisons between the French and English Navies.

  “Pluck’d!”                                                         118
    The Local Government Bill had been severely dealt with by
    the Lords in Committee, notably the clauses dealing with the
    Parish Councils.

  Unarming                                                           119
    On March 1, 1894, Mr. Gladstone delivered his last speech
    in the House of Commons previous to his final retirement
    from political life.

  Lemon-Squash                                                       120
    The Chancellor of the Exchequer increased the Income Tax
    from 7_d._ to 8_d._

  “Vive la République!”                                              121
    A stringent anti-Anarchist Bill had been passed by the
    French Chamber after the assassination at Lyons of
    President Carnot.

  Jap the Giant-Killer                                               122
    In the war arising out of the Corean dispute between China
    and Japan, the Japanese forces gained easy victories, both
    on land and sea.

  “Vested Interests”                                                 123
    The House of Lords had survived the repeated attacks made
    upon it, both in the Commons and by its own Members.

  “All’s Well!”                                                      124
    The Russian Press at this time suggested that an
    Anglo-Russian understanding would be of great advantage to
    the two nations.

  The New Passenger                                                  125
    The year 1894 had been marked by many dynamite outrages on
    the Continent, and specially by the assassination of
    President Carnot. The New Year opened under brighter
    auspices.

  “Who said—‘_Atrocities_’?”                                         126
    Mr. Gladstone had expressed his strong indignation at the
    atrocities in Armenia, which had profoundly shocked the
    mind of the country.

  Silent!                                                            127
    The British occupation of Egypt still continued, the
    Egyptian Government being powerless to suppress outrages on
    Europeans in Alexandria.

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Cartoons by Sir John Tenniel, Selected from the Pages of "Punch"

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