Punch,  18 (1850), 132.

The Sights of London

Goliah Muff, pseud.  [William M Thackeray] *

Genre:

Letter, Spoof

Subjects:

Zoological Gardens, Animal Behaviour, Meteorology, Display, Amusement, Religion, Morality


    The narrator describes a visit to the Zoological Society Gardens in which he and his family saw certain sights that offended his Christian sensibilities, including a giant elephant carrying a child on its back. Describes a visit to Burford's Panorama where he and his family saw representations of the Arctic and the aurora.



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