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Fifty Great Cartoons

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A sequence of fifty cartoons paired with short essays and captions that employ satirical illustration and religious imagery to address moral, ecclesiastical, and civic concerns. The pieces criticize church complacency, commercialized worship, temperance issues, hypocrisy, and political corruption while urging spiritual renewal and practical reform. Many images juxtapose individual conscience and public life, dramatizing dilemmas such as poverty, immigration, and personal faith. The collection blends visual wit with didactic commentary to prompt reflection on virtue, duty, and the social role of religion.

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Title: Fifty Great Cartoons

Author: Frank Beard

Release date: November 26, 2021 [eBook #66822]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: The Ram's Horn Press, 1899

Credits: Brian Coe, Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FIFTY GREAT CARTOONS ***

FIFTY
GREAT CARTOONS

BY

FRANK BEARD

REPRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS
FROM THE ARTIST’S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS
AND ENGRAVED BY
THE SPECTROTYPE COMPANY, CHICAGO.

PUBLISHED BY
THE RAM’S HORN PRESS
153 LaSALLE STREET . CHICAGO
U. S. A.