The Wasp — 1879 — page 93: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text-based literature**, not a political cartoon. It presents "More Bitter than Death," Chapter 1 of what appears to be a serialized story from *The Illustrated Wasp* magazine. The narrative follows an Earl who, grieving his late wife, becomes obsessed with Christian spiritualism and séances. The story satirizes Victorian-era spiritualist movements through the Earl's gullible participation in séances and his interactions with spiritualist practitioners. The satire targets how wealthy, bereaved individuals could be manipulated by fraudulent spiritualists claiming to contact the dead. The text emphasizes the Earl's desperation and the charlatans' calculated exploitation of grief—a common critique of spiritualism in 19th-century satirical publications. **No specific political figures are caricatured on this page.**