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A British Radical satire, published in 1819 in response to public outrage over the Peterloo Massacre, was "The Political House That Jack Built", written by William Hone and illustrated by George Cruikshank.
His The Political House That Jack Built (1819), the first and most famous of a series of satires that he produced with the caricaturist George Cruikshank, ran into 54 editions but failed to keep Hone solvent. A bankruptcy (1828) followed his imprisonment for debts incurred in…
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A satirical pamphlet by William Hone, with engravings by George Cruikshank, published 1819. Hone's satirical imitation of the old nursery rhyme was the most successful radical satire of the Regency ... From: Political House that Jack Built, The in The Oxford Companion to English Literature ».
Dec 31, 2014 · The political house that Jack built. Written by William Hone according to British Museum. Catalogue of political and personal satires, 13292-13304; Cohn, A.M. G. Cruikshank, 663; British Museum Catalogue; Halkett & Laing. A political satire, in verse, parodying "The house that Jack built." Includes: The clerical magistrate: p.
Apr 17, 2020 · The radical printer William Hone published The Political House that Jack Built in 1819, just after the Peterloo Massacre. The pamphlet is a combination of Hone's pithy rhyming couplets and illustrations by George Cruikshank , who rose to fame on the back of working for Hone.
- William Hone
- 1819
Jun 24, 2009 · Contributor. Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library. Language. English. Authorship ascribed to Hone in Mansell. A political satire, in verse. Dedicated to Doctor Slop (i.e. Sir John Stoddart) Contains also The clerical magistrate ( [4] p. at end)
Details. This pamphlet by William Hone, after his success in securing acquittal for his parodies in 1817, targets the government and its behaviour over Peterloo, with a parody of the nursery rhyme This is the House that Jack Built.
