Comments on: The Comic Alphabet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/01/24/the-comic-alphabet/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Saba https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/01/24/the-comic-alphabet/#comment-1499450 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:01:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194587#comment-1499450 While many of these are fun and silly, I cannot always quite understand what Cruikshank is saying. In “Isaac and John,” John insults Isaac, a caricature of a Jewish tailor. In “Nightmare,” the nightmare is another caricature, this time of someone from the Middle East. The animals in “Tantalizing” are cruelly teased. And, “Monkies” speaks to me of sickening racial hatred. Maybe Cruikshank wants to show the faults of the general public? I just don’t know.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/01/24/the-comic-alphabet/#comment-1499436 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:38:50 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194587#comment-1499436 What a boffo cast of characters! I’ve tried my hand at designing alphabets, and always wither at the prospects of “X” and “Z”…….for my limited imagination, they have been challenging. But
“limits” was never a problem for Cruikshank, it seems. He would careen into alternative languages when necessary, and always went straight for the gags. With so many great characters to peruse, no wonder people were probably unconcerned with the verbiage.

Thank you, “G” “A”.

]]> By: Richard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/01/24/the-comic-alphabet/#comment-1499435 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:29:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194587#comment-1499435 What an artist. Must say the Singing picture is quite risqué with a bit of frottage going on!
Loved them all.

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/01/24/the-comic-alphabet/#comment-1499428 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:44:03 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194587#comment-1499428 B for boots and W for waistcoat always make me laugh, there’s just something a bit daft about them.

]]> By: Christine https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/01/24/the-comic-alphabet/#comment-1499426 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:42:44 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194587#comment-1499426 I love these characters ! Some situations have not changed either ! My favourite is the waistcoat!

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