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Percival Leigh

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(1813 - 1889)

Percival Leigh

Percival Leigh was a Scottish surgeon. But he soon gave that to make his living as a comic writer, and later as assistant editor of Punch magazine.

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God’s Englishmen (1948)

A collection of drawings of Englishmen and women going about their daily business with some humorous commentary.

Author(s): Percival Leigh
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Manners and Customs of Ye Englyshe (1849)

Humorous drawings and texts explaining Victorian Britain to itself. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Percival Leigh
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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