George Cruikshank : 9781490984223

Excerpt: ... tottering about on crutches, does not fill our English artist with the enthusiasm that follows the soldier in every other part of Europe. Jeanjean, the conscript in France, is laughed at to be sure, but then it is because he is a bad soldier: when he comes to have a huge pair of mustachios and the croix-d'honneur to briller on his poitrine cicatrisee, Jeanjean becomes a member of a class that is more respected than any other in the French nation. The veteran soldier inspires our people with no such awe

Author: William Makepeace Thackeray

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jul 13, 2013

Number of Pages: 66 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1490984224

ISBN-13: 9781490984223