The Wasp — 1877 — page 141: what you’re looking at

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This appears to be a page from a serialized story rather than a political cartoon. The text is Chapter IX, titled "The Professor Lets His Lodgings," continuing a narrative about a professor seeking lodgings in London. The story discusses the professor's arrangement with Madame Lenoire to rent rooms, and includes dialogue about various lodgers and their circumstances. There's mention of characters named Miss Elwood, Mr. Croll, and others, with references to personal dramas involving family members and past crimes. Without visible illustrations accompanying this text passage, I cannot identify specific caricatures or political commentary. This appears to be serialized fiction rather than satire or political commentary—typical of Victorian-era magazines that mixed editorial content with narrative stories.