tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post5934885055014649770..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Richard Doyle, Victorian IllustratorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-73961086849275631472013-12-31T04:31:01.844-05:002013-12-31T04:31:01.844-05:00The Print Shop Window blog has recently added a ne...The Print Shop Window blog has recently added a new post which offers a frank look behind the scenes at Vauxhall:<br /><br />http://theprintshopwindow.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/in-sweet-vaux-hall-i-love-to-stray/ Joseph Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-47399339523228617522013-12-23T14:22:24.434-05:002013-12-23T14:22:24.434-05:00Richard Doyle was also a contributor to 'Punch...Richard Doyle was also a contributor to 'Punch' magazine.<br /><br />For those interested in London street scenes can I reccomend that you visit the blog 'Spitalfield's Life'by the Gentle author. In the category Street life can be found George Cruickshanks comic drawings for the Comic Almanac for the years 1835,1836,1837 and 1838. There is a different scene for each month. Also the the illustrations by Issac and George Cruickshanks for Pierce Egan's book 'Tom & Jerry, Life in London' this does not feature a cat and mouse but is the exploits of two young men exploring the delights of London, both high and low. It was tremendously popular in it's day with it's use of street slang and it's depictions of low life, it inspired at five stage versions of the book.<br /><br />As regards Vauxhall gardens, Yale University Press produced a book in 2011 'Vauxhall Gardens, A History' by David Coke and Alan Borg. It is a substantial well illustrated tome. More modest is the concise guide by Shire Publications 'The English Pleasure Garden' by Sarah Jane Downing. Shire do ship to the US. They also do a book 'Walking Jane Austin's London'.<br /><br />Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-71794964828128013312013-12-12T12:12:34.258-05:002013-12-12T12:12:34.258-05:00Another enjoyable post. I really like his drawings...Another enjoyable post. I really like his drawings. They do have so much life. It's interesting that Regent Street didn't change that much during such a stretch of time. But I think a lot of England and Europe is like that. Centuries of tradition. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-43108395116564894632013-12-10T14:11:37.944-05:002013-12-10T14:11:37.944-05:00Cynthia, we have an old drawing of the NY Vauxhall...Cynthia, we have an old drawing of the NY Vauxhall Gardens on our Pleasure Gardens Pinterest board, via the NY Public Library. Loretta, I'm looking forward to that post! :)<br /><br />http://www.pinterest.com/pin/199706564696647663/Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-38339175276515428262013-12-10T13:26:44.304-05:002013-12-10T13:26:44.304-05:00Cynthia, I discovered the NY Vauxhall while resear...Cynthia, I discovered the NY Vauxhall while researching the London one. Thank you for reminding me, and giving me two future topics for the blog--the NYC gardens & the money!LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-2350958601917262682013-12-10T10:18:43.349-05:002013-12-10T10:18:43.349-05:00What many people aren't aware of is that we ha...What many people aren't aware of is that we had our own Vauxhall Gardens right here in the old US of A. It was in New York City, on the East Side, not far from Washington Square. Entry fee was 5 shillings, I believe. Yes, that's right - shillings. We still used English shillings until early in the 20th century. Pretty amazing when you think of it.Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.com