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Stamping It Out (1880): Imagining the Second Anglo-Afghan War

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Presented here are twelve editorial cartoons and illustrations from the Victorian magazines Punch, Fun, and The Illustrated London News, all published during the second half of the nineteenth century. They include three editorial cartoons by John Gordon Thompson, followed by two editorial cartoons and two editorial illustrations about the Second Anglo-Afghan War as well as five editorial cartoons about other British imperial conflicts of the late nineteenth century. The images in the gallery can be clicked on to be viewed in full-size, and the titles below (in the order of the gallery) lead to pages with brief descriptions and bibliographical information. 

John Gordon Thompson images:
1. "A Necessary Operation" 
2. "Finishing Touches"
3. "Sport"

Other editorial cartoons from the Second Anglo-Afghan War:
4. "Will It Burst?"
5. "Punch's Essence of Parliament" 

Editorial illustrations from the Second Anglo-Afghan War:
6. "The Late Afghan War"
7. "Afghan Portraits"

Editorial cartoons from other imperial conflicts involving Great Britain:
8. "Across the Dark Continent" 
9. "Under One Flag"
10. "Good-Bye Samoa!"
11. "A Lesson"
12. "A Lesson to John Chinaman"

Also presented below are volumes 31 and 32 of Fun, hosted by HathiTrust. "Stamping It Out" can be found in its original context on page 55. This volume can also be viewed in plain text and is fully text searchable as well.

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