Mr. Tapley Succeeds in Finding a Jolly Subject for Contemplation
Phiz (Halbot K. Browne)
July 1843
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Moment realised: Having decorated the "Rowdy Journal" door with his own initials, he was whistling "Rule Britannia" for the gratification of a black man who stared intently at him. — Chapter 17.
Dickens's Martin Chuzzlewit
Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.