William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) is of course famous for his novels - a reputation matching that of his contemporary Charles Dickens - but his illustrations are of really high quality, quirky and funny. I was so pleased to discover this dusty old book and bought it for just a pound! People don't appreciate good things anymore... A couple of links for biographies on the author below:
Magical Botany V
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Welcome to the April A to Z Blog Challenge! My theme this year is
the *Botany of the Realms of Imagination*, in which I share a selection of
the...
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