Object Title

A Political Alphabet

Language

eng

Description

The illustrated pamphlet is a collection of satirical cartoons, targeting the corruption and scandals of the British establishment. Produced by popular cartoonist Charles Jameson Grant, this work is an example of the growing popularity of satirical pamphlets and satirical series in the nineteenth century.

It also draws inspiration from William Hone, who had published his own political alphabet in 1820.

Contributor

Amal Malik

Spatial Coverage

London, England

Temporal Coverage

1837

Date

1837

Bibliographic Citation

[http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=oxfaleph016759560&context=L&vid=SOLO&search_scope=LSCOP_ALL&tab=local&lang=en_US]
[https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=122965]

Creator

Charles Jameson Grant

Subject

anti-establishment

practices

satire