Life — November 21, 1907 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 607 This page contains satirical commentary on Mr. Leonard Shaw, a British moralist and censor who has been publicly campaigning against various social "derelictions" and indecencies. The text criticizes Shaw's hypocrisy: while he publicly scandalized readers by detailing supposed immoral behaviors, he simultaneously defended polygamy in the *London Times* and argued that the British Empire should tolerate practices (like among Indian subjects) that Shaw himself condemned domestically. The accompanying pen-and-ink illustrations humorously depict Shaw's "foiled ambition"—showing a man swimming and discovering himself washed ashore, suggesting his moral crusade has foundered. The page also includes an unrelated section on dogfish consumption, appearing to be separate satirical content.