Figaro in London
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This article is about the early 19th century comic magazine founded by Gilbert Abbott à Beckett. For the late 19th century periodical founded by James Mortimer, see London Figaro.
Figaro in London was an English comic paper of the early nineteenth century. It was founded as a weekly in 1831 and ran for almost eight years. It is chiefly remembered nowadays as a forerunner to Punch. Its original editor was Gilbert Abbott à Beckett and it was mostly written by him and by Henry Mayhew who took over as editor when à Beckett left. The main illustrator was Robert Seymour.
External links
- Figaro in London Volume I (1831-1832) and Volume II (1833) on Google Books]
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