The 'Arry Ballads: An Annotated Collection of the Verse Letters by Punch Editor E.J. Milliken

by Patricia Marks

The romantic notion of the Cockney, the shrewd and slangy common man coming from nowhere and surviving by his wits, is best exemplified by E.J. Milliken's character 'Arry and the verse letters or ballads he writes. The letters and stories, as well as the character of 'Arry, were Milliken's vehicles for social criticism, namely the intolerance shown by the aristocracy. Those letters, colorful additions to Victorian history and humor, tell the story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786423919
• ISBN13: 9780786423910
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher