Mathew Crowther has found an extraordinary broadsheet format version of William Hone's 'Slap at Slop' which I have posted in 4 h...

By Mathew Crowther In January 1821 William Hone published a new satire, The Political Showman – At Home! In it he reflects on the role which...

The Society for the Suppression of Vice . Darkness and Daylight. 4th Volume of London Labour and the London Poor, Bracebridge Hemyng, 1861 ...

“There never existed a parallel, in the memory of the present age, of such gross abuse and ridicule, such malicious falsehood, as have been ...

The Queen's Matrimonial Ladder by Mathew Crowther [Top: Cruikshank Queen Caroline print published by Thomas Dolby] “Another of Mr. Hone’...

Coriolanus Addressing the Plebeians , by Mathew Crowther This Cruikshank satire sums up the confrontation between the establishment and the ...

by Mathew Crowther William Hone’s imprisonment and trial in 1817 had broken his health and brought his family to verge of bankruptcy and yet...

A Political Christmas Carol by Mathew Crowther > Next up is A Political Christmas Carol which was released either in late December 1819 ...