Pamphlets and parodies on political subjects : containing 1. The house that Jack built. 2. Queen's matrimonial ladder. 3. Form of prayer. 4. Non mi ricordo. 5. Political showman. 6. Man in the moon. 7. Rights divine for kings, &c. 8. Slap at Slop / by William Hone.
This book is a collection of pamphlets that includes illustrations by artist George Cruikshank. William Hone began employing Cruikshank to illustrate his pamphlets and the two collaborated on many projects.ℓThe Political House that Jack Built is a 24-page pamphlet composed of political nursery rhymes and 12ℓetchings by Cruikshank. The pamphlet was a response to the Peterloo Massacre, andℓHone was said to have gotten the idea while readingℓThe House That Jack Built to his young daughter.