Items matching sketches taken from Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

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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.

Awaiting the postman on Saint Valentine’s Day

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

St. Valentine’s day, the 14th of February (US: February 14) “Where can the postman be, I say? He ought to fly—on such a day!Of all days in the year, you know, It’s monstrous rude to be so slow: The fe [...]

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Added: 2007-01-05

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

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