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Birth of Robert Seymour.-Starts as a Painter in Oils.-Death of George IV.
-His Contemptible Character-Sale of his Wardrobe.-Order for General
Mourning."The Adelaide Mill.”—Revolution of 1830.-Dismissal of the

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Political Sketches of HB. (continued). - Lord John Russell.-"Jonah."-
Reduction of the Stamp on Newspapers.-How it was evaded.-Arguments of
the Opponents of the Measure.-Hard and Soft Soap versus Newspapers.—
Strange Arguments of the Newspaper Proprietors of the Day.-"The Rival
Newsmongers." Brougham Watches for the Door of Preferment being
Opened." The Gheber Worshipping the Rising Sun."-Made Lord Chan-
cellor."A Select Specimen of the Black Style."-A Scene in the House of
Lords."The Duel that Did Not Take Place."- Dissolution of Parliament in
1834. Brougham's Royal "Progress" through Scotland. Annoyance of
William IV., who Determines to Get Rid of Him.-"The Fall of Icarus."-
"The Vaux and the Grapes."-The Irish Coercion Bill of 1833.-Irish Dis-
affection which led Up to It.-List of Irish Crimes for One Year.-Scenes
between English and Irish Members." Prisoners of War."-Good Effects of
the Coercion Bill.—Irish Agitators of 1833 and 1883 Compared.—O Connell and

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Exhibition of Leech's “Sketches in Oil" at the Egyptian Hall in 1862. —What
Thackeray said of them.-Gradual Decrease in the Numbers of his Cartoons for
Punch.-Overwork.-Goes to the Continent with Mark Lemon in 1862.-" A
day at Biarritz."—Returns with no Benefit.-Leech and Thackeray at Evans's in
December, 1863.—Thackeray and Leech at Charterhouse on "Founder's Day."
-Thackeray at the Wednesday Punch Dinner, 15th of December, 1863. — Death
of Thackeray.-Death of Mr. R. W. Surtees.-The Punch Council Dinners.-
John Leech a faithful Attendant.- -"Moses Starting for the Fair."-John Leech's
Illness described.-No Falling off in the Quality of his Designs.-"St. Genulphus."

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Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz "). —Invincible Tendency to Exaggeration. —
Charles Lever's Opinion. —Weakness and Attenuation of his Figures. —Compared
with John Leech. -Tendency to Reproduce. -All his Heroes closely Resemble One
Another.-Charles Lever's Complaint on this Score. -Great Ability of the Artist.
-"Ralph Nickleby's Visit to his Poor Relations."--Newman Noggs.-Squeers.-
Mrs. Nickleby's Lunatic Admirer.-"Pecksniff's Reception of the New Pupil."-
"Pleasant Little Family Party at Mr. Pecksniff's."-"Warm Reception of Mr.
Pecksniff by his Venerable Friend.”—Quilp and Samson Brass —Quilp and the
Dog.—Mrs. Jarley's Waxwork Brigand.—Capture of Bunsby by Mrs. Macstinger.
Sunday under Three Heads."-The Jack Sheppard Mania of 1840.—“The
Way to the Gallows made Easy and Pleasant."-"Phiz" not a Born Comic
Artist.-Excellence in Depicting Graver Subjects.-"The Dombey Family."-
Mrs. Dombey at Home."-"Abstraction and Recognition."-" The Dark Road."
"Carker in his Hour of Triumph."-" Bleak House."--Why Browne suited

Charles Dickens's Requirements.-Coolness between Artist and Author. - One

of Browne's Finest Illustrations. -Decline of Book Etching.-Browne without an

Idea of his Own.-Powerful Assistance rendered to Novelists by Book Illustrators

of his day. -Sketches and Studies.-Death of the Artist.

pp. 336-354.

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