Du Maurier sets out to speak of the craft to which he devoted his best years: portraying, in little pen-and-ink strokes, the comedy of social and domestic life. He discusses what such satire can and cannot do and pays tribute to his great predecessors at Punch, John Leech and Charles Keene.
A graceful late essay from the author of Trilby, essential for lovers of Victorian illustration. Download the free EPUB.