The Wasp — 1879 — page 364: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text content rather than a political cartoon**—it appears to be the continuation of a serialized adventure story titled "The Phantom Ship of Salonique" with a "Sequel" section beginning partway through. The narrative describes a maritime disaster involving a ship, including dramatic scenes of crew members, violence, and supernatural or mysterious elements. The story emphasizes exotic locations (Venice, the Mediterranean) and sensational details typical of Victorian-era adventure fiction. **No clear political satire or social commentary is evident** on this page. Instead, *The Wasp* is functioning here as a general-interest periodical publishing serialized fiction alongside its better-known satirical cartoons and commentary found elsewhere in the publication.