Hood describes his 'dangerous consultation of complaints, in the Spring,
with its complication of High German physicians; namely, two
Animal-Magnetisers: three Homœopathics, four "Bad" advisers, and the
famous Doctor Farbe [i.e. 'colour']' (iii). The illustration captioned
'Schlangenbad [snake-bath]:—"It has given me quite a turn"' (facing iv)
depicts a disconsolate man facing a bath out of which a snake is emerging. The
illustration captioned 'Eggs are very nourishing' (ix) depicts an egg-shaped
couple and their dog taking a walk.
Comic Annual, 7 (1836), 1–32.
The Domestic Dilemma; A True Story, From the German of Jean Paul
Nemand
Transcendentalism, Menageries, Invertebrate Zoology, Animal
Development
Mr Doppledick's favourite pipe had a 'portrait of
KantKant, Immanuel
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bowl' and he 'sucked through its tube a sort of transcendental Philosophy which
elevated him above all the ills of human life' (8). The illustration
'Travellers Seeing the "Lions"' (facing 12) depicts a group of tourists
intently staring at a lion's head which is apparently part of an ornamental
fountain. Prejudice grows rapidly and finds plentiful nutriment; like a 'sea
polypus it extends its thousand feelers on every side' (14). The illustration
'"What Next?" As the Frog Said When his Tail Fell Off' (facing 22) depicts an
alarmed-looking frog whose tail has fallen off, sitting on a rock above a pool
containing tadpoles.
Lorenzo doubts his lover Ellen's veracity, because his knowledge of
astronomy, obtained from mechanics' institutes, public lectures, and the
Penny
MagazinePenny Magazine
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Knight's Penny Magazine
(1846)
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epistolatory claim: 'The moon's at full, love, and I think of thee' (39). The
'double knock' of the postman 'thrills the nerves like an electric shock' (45).
Globes once constituted part of Ellen's weekly studies at Miss Bate's school
for young ladies, but she has quickly forgotten and is profoundly ignorant of
astronomy (48–50). She cannot understand the 'scientifics' of Lorenzo's
letter of renunciation, which is also full of astronomical imagery. Lorenzo's
letter recommends that she study the astronomical writings of
George B AiryAiry, Sir George Biddell
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James SouthSouth, James
(1785–1867)
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John PondPond, John
(1767–1836)
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attempting to write such fond sentiments. The illustration captioned 'Pond's
Astronomy' (facing 55) depicts an alarmed-looking man swimming in a pond on a
starry moonlit night. The illustration captioned 'Decapitation' (facing 60)
depicts a caged monkey pulling the ribbon from a young woman's hair. The
illustration captioned 'Stick as You Be—That's the Comet' (facing 63)
depicts a pickpocket at work on a man who is using a telescope in the street.
Lorenzo recommends Ellen to send her letters in future to
James SouthSouth, James
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John G
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Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal SocietyPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
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Waterloo Directory
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'"Children of a larger growth," / who notes proceedings of the F. R. S.'s'
(80). The illustration captioned 'I Ran it Thro' E'en from my Boyish Days'
(facing 80) depicts a boy with a flying insect impaled on a pin, and attached
to a string. On discovering that the myopic Ellen has mistaken the 'new
Illuminated Clock' for the full moon, Lorenzo's features are distorted with
horror as if by an 'electric spasm' (82).
Introduces the supposed minute book of the 'Tottenham Friends'
Conversazione'—a twice weekly meeting at which 'original essays or papers
were to be read, and afterwards discussed' (93). The minutes record: 'Friend
Greathead read forth an original paper on the Manners of the Beaver. Much
meditation thereon.'
Navigation, Animal Magnetism, Gravity, Medical Treatment,
Homeopathy
Incudes droll comments on the operation of the nautical compass
(106–09). The narrator has no 'sea-legs'. He observes: 'An earthquake in
London, when its streets are what is called greasy, could not more puzzle my
centre of gravity; if, indeed, I was not born, a mathematical monster, devoid
of that material point!' (115). Discusses cures for sea-sickness
(116–17).
A terrified man sits on the mantelpiece in a room whose wallpaper depicts
vertebrate fossils. He tugs at the bell-pull while a creature consisting of
several saws threatens from below. A plinth on the floor evidently bears the
name of
Gideon
MantellMantell, Gideon Algernon
(1790–1852)
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'ON MANTELL'.
Depicts a man with a beak-like nose, a hat, collar, and epaulettes made of
fancy feathers. He wears a medallion bearing a picture of a bird, and there is
a flock of birds in the sky behind him.
Depicts a flask with a smiling face, sitting on a table, with a flame rising
from it towards a street lamp, also with a smiling face. Smiling lamplighters
stand on ladders, one on either side of the lamp, while a beaming audience
looks on.