Glasgow Looking Glass #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Embarkation" in Glasgow Looking Glass #2 (1825) delivers a vivid, satirical snapshot of urban unrest, capturing a riot in a working-class street where fishwives and townsfolk hurl stones and a dead cat at shop windows in protest over food shortages and the grim absence of festive fare at Christmas and the New Year. Written, drawn, inked, and lettered by William Heath, the story unfolds with mock-heroic verse, while the tail-piece presents a moment of comic surprise: three men staring in disbelief at a sack marked Cannon Mills.
In the bustling heart of Glasgow’s 1825 harbor, chaos unfolds as passengers scramble toward a small steamer docked at the quay—cart wheels spin, a man stumbles to the ground, and another vessel glides into view from the misty waters.
In the icy streets of Glasgow, a festive season turns sour as hunger ignites a riot—fishwives and townsfolk hurl stones and scraps at shop windows, their fury a dark satire on scarcity and empty shelves. Amid the chaos, mock-heroic verses rise like a grim parody of celebration, while a final tail-piece captures three men frozen in disbelief at a sack marked *Cannon Mills*.
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