The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country-dwelling, jolly and matter-of-fact man.
John Bull, in literature and political caricature, a conventional personification of England or of English character. Bull was invented by the Scottish mathematician and physician John Arbuthnot as a character in an extended allegory that appeared in a series of five pamphlets in 1712 and later in.
John Bull is an imaginary figure who is a personification of England, similar to the American ‘Uncle Sam’. He is shown in cartoons and caricatures as a prosperous farmer of the 18th century. John Bull first appears as a character in a series of political satires by John Arbuthnot (1667-1735).
John Bull is truly the Shopping Paradise of the Islands. Established in 1929, John Bull offers world renowned brands in watches, jewelry, perfume, leather, cosmetics and accessories.
John Bull originated earlier, as a character in John Arbuthnot's The History of John Bull (1712). He became widely known from cartoons by Sir John Tenniel published in the British humor magazine Punch during the middle and late nineteenth century.
John Bull originated earlier, as a character in John Arbuthnot's The History of John Bull (1712). He became widely known from cartoons by Sir John Tenniel published in the British humor magazine Punch during the middle and late 19th century.
The White Man's Burden. The editorial cartoon " 'The White Man's Burden' (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling)" shows John Bull (Britain) and Uncle Sam (U.S.) delivering the world's people of colour to civilization ( Victor Gillam, Judge magazine, 1 April 1899). The people in the basket carried by Uncle Sam are labelled Cuba, Hawaii, Samoa, 'Porto ...
John Bull is a national caricature who appeared in the Eighteenth Century and is still familiar today. Britain's national symbols, personifications of the homeland and its public virtues, are, historically speaking, relatively young.
In literature and political caricature, John Bull is a conventional personification (the application of human qualities to something that is not human) of England or of English character. John Bull’s widest recognition came in the middle and late 19th century, especially through the influential cartoons portraying him in the satirical British ...
John Bull is an imaginary figure created in 1712 by Scottish cartoonist Dr John Arbuthnot. He is intended as a personification of Great Britain as a nation, but is more commonly accepted as a personification of the nation of England.
