A fresh and readable account of a world long vanished. The bustling life of the early 19th century has disappeared, but it is infinitely recoverable in the etchings and drawings of Phiz himself
Peter Ackroyd, The Times
Quirkily written and full of engaging detail, this book is a beguiling contribution to mid-Victorian studies
D. J. Taylor, Sunday Times
A labour of love: Lester is the subject's great-great-granddaughter, and her affection spills out on every page
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Daily Telegraph
A fresh and readable account of a world long vanished. The bustling life of the early 19th century has disappeared, but it is infinitely recoverable in the etchings and drawings of Phiz himself
Peter Ackroyd, The Times
Quirkily written and full of engaging detail, this book is a beguiling contribution to mid-Victorian studies
D. J. Taylor, Sunday Times
A labour of love: Lester is the subject's great-great-granddaughter, and her affection spills out on every page
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Daily Telegraph
A fresh and readable account of a world long vanished. The bustling life of the early 19th century has disappeared, but it is infinitely recoverable in the etchings and drawings of Phiz himself
Peter Ackroyd, The Times
Quirkily written and full of engaging detail, this book is a beguiling contribution to mid-Victorian studies
D. J. Taylor, Sunday Times
A labour of love: Lester is the subject's great-great-granddaughter, and her affection spills out on every page