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Hone’s Everyday Book (page 1/6)

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[picture: Front Cover, Hone's Everyday Book]

Pictures from The Everyday Book and Table Book, by William Hone, 1826, London.

The illustrations are probably by George Cruikshank.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for William Hone and another for George Cruikshank.

The book has been scanned entirely and low-resolution page images of the full book are online hosted by Google.

Title: Hone’s Everyday Book

Author: Hone, William

City: London

Date: 1826

Total items: 39

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: July]

July

A naked and barefoot bearded man rides a lion, holding reins. He carries a two-handed scythe strapped to his back, with a sickle at his side, and laughs, with his right [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: January]

January

A mean wearing warm boots, coat and hat walks through the snow, blowing on his hands to warm them, and is accompanied by a dog. The roofs of a nearby farm and house are covered in snow. [more...] [$]

[picture: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

September 8 is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin; that is, the supposed birthday of the mother of Jesus. She is shown wearing a crown, with a starburst of [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: October]

October

A barefoot, bare-legged and bare-chested man sits astride a giant scorpion. He holds aloft a branch from a grapevine.

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[picture: Aries]

Aries

Aries comes under the entry for the 20th of March: [more...] [$]


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