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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.

October

October

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

(page 1346)

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

Keywords: people, insects, scorpions, bare feet, beards, calendars, months, october

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Added: 2006-01-09

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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