“- Just look at that! the train that's about to pass is lucky to have a narrow escape.... the whole affair would have blown up if I hadn't noticed in time... - What is it then, what is it? - Why, it's obvious, a needle has been placed right on the rail... luckily I saw it in just in time!,” plate 1 from Les Chemins De Fer

Two Good Neighbors, plate 25 from Locataires Et Propriétaires

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Black and white, plate 23 from Émotions Parisiennes

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Faite et Gestes du Propriétaire

Paul Gavarni

“- Tell me, mayor, what are communists? - You know, Pierre, communists are people who want to have everything in common with every Frenchman: the money, the work, and the land. - Well, in my opinion there is one thing they seem to be lacking: common sense,” plate 42 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Illustration for Chapter XXIII from "Lorna Doone"

William Henry Drake

The inconvenience of leaving the train even only for a moment and for any pretext whatsoever, plate 29 from Les Bons Bourgeois

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Chemin de Toulon

Paul Gavarni

Les Martyrs

Paul Gavarni

Chemin de Toulon

Paul Gavarni

"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

Charles Samuel Keene

Faite et Gestes du Propriétaire

Paul Gavarni

Upon the Mart

Charles Samuel Keene