About 1820, many curious Tracts were issued by various Societies with
the illustrations which follow. Some of these Tracts relating to Social
and Religious questions of that day had been edited by Hannah More and
her sister--at "Barley Wood," near Bath--also by Rowland Hill, the
eccentric divine of old Surrey Chapel, and others; these are now quite
ephemeral literary productions, notably some on the "Sunday Question."
Several of the following cuts were used contemporary with Timothy
Spagg's (Charles Dickens's) Sunday Under Three Heads. One of these,
an 8vo pamphlet, has on the title, a large woodcut by Thomas Bewick,
commencing;--_Here we have Bewick, I declare_, etc. Many of the original
cuts to the Bristol series of Tracts issued from 1805 to 1820 are in
this volume.
[Illustrations: 78_2, 78_3]
Cuts used in Educational Tracts written by Hannah More and Mrs.
Trimmer, circa 1810. Engraved by Anderson, Thompson, Williams, and
others.
[Illustrations: 79_1 - 79_5]
Used on Local Tracts and Juvenile Literature, by Rusher.
[Illustrations: 80_1 - 80_8]
Used on Tracts by Hannah More and Rev. Rowland Hill, circa 1814, and
afterwards in Rusher's Books.
[Illustrations: 81_1 - 81_5]
Vignettes by Sears, engraved after Williams and others, and used on
cheap Repository Tracts, etc., and books issued from Rusher's press.
[Illustrations: 82_1 - 82_6]
These cuts were used in a series of Tracts published by Chilcott of
Bristol. Afterwards by Rusher at Banbury.
[Illustrations: 83_1 - 83_6]
Cuts by Sears after Williams, used on Cheap Repository Tracts, and on
Local Banbury Ephemeral Literature.
[Illustrations: 84_1 - 84_6]
Used on Rusher's Educational and other Local Pamphlets.
[Illustrations: 85_1 - 85_5
"Distaff."]
Engraved by Lee--used by Rusher.
[Illustrations: 86_1 - 86_5]