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Forty five different scenes telling the tale of a man with toothache, his various attempts at trying to cure himself and the final recourse to the dentist. Wood engraving by G. Cruikshank after H. Mayhew.

Dialogue includes: Rising young physician (who cured so many patients in last year's epidemic) "Not much chance of more influenza in England this winter, I fancy!" His wife. "Let us hope for the best, dearest!"

1 print : wood engraving ; border 12.8 x 10.2 cm

A doctor reading a newspaper article on the prospect of a decrease in influenza - his wife hopes for the reverse. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1892.

Editor of the British medical journal 1898-1928; knighted in 1921. He reads the newspaper at the breakfast table, not in a good mood

Dawson Williams. Process print after H. Furniss.

In the background stands a coal-heaver, smoking a pipe, who has just been rejected as a customer of the hair-dresser--Philip V. Allingham, The Victorian web http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/phiz/nickleby/33.html

A London hair-dresser's shop: a barber shaves a man; a young woman who is having her hair cut recognizes another customer; and a man who rents the upper part reads the Sunday newspaper. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

He is reading the newspaper Le constitutionnel

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 20.5 x 19 cm

A landlord, while fishing, reads property advertisements in the newspaper and exclaims at the levels of rent being asked. Coloured lithograph by A.J.L. Jazet, 1843.

Dialogue includes: Aunt Sophy: "Now suppose, George, as a single woman I should have my name put on the register, what should I get by it?" Pet nephew: "Oh, a good deal. You'd be allowed to serve on coroner juries, common juries, annoyance juries, pay powder tax and abnormal bearings, act as parish beadle and night constable of the casual ward, and inspector of nuisances, report on fever districts, and all jolly things of that sort."

1 print : wood engraving ; image 12 x 19.7 cm

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Forty five different scenes telling the tale of a man with toothache, his various attempts at trying to cure himself and the final recourse to the dentist. Wood engraving by G. Cruikshank after H. Mayhew.

A doctor reading a newspaper article on the prospect of a decrease in influenza - his wife hopes for the reverse. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1892.

Dawson Williams. Process print after H. Furniss.

A London hair-dresser's shop: a barber shaves a man; a young woman who is having her hair cut recognizes another customer; and a man who rents the upper part reads the Sunday newspaper. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

A landlord, while fishing, reads property advertisements in the newspaper and exclaims at the levels of rent being asked. Coloured lithograph by A.J.L. Jazet, 1843.

A boy telling his aunt the advantages of placing her name on the Social Register. Wood engraving after C. Keene, 1869.

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Forty five different scenes telling the tale of a man with toothache, his various attempts at trying to cure himself and the final recourse to the dentist. Wood engraving by G. Cruikshank after H. Mayhew.

A doctor reading a newspaper article on the prospect of a decrease in influenza - his wife hopes for the reverse. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1892.

Dawson Williams. Process print after H. Furniss.

A London hair-dresser's shop: a barber shaves a man; a young woman who is having her hair cut recognizes another customer; and a man who rents the upper part reads the Sunday newspaper. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

A landlord, while fishing, reads property advertisements in the newspaper and exclaims at the levels of rent being asked. Coloured lithograph by A.J.L. Jazet, 1843.

A boy telling his aunt the advantages of placing her name on the Social Register. Wood engraving after C. Keene, 1869.

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