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The Smoking Batteries

Original - "The Smoking Batteries": In this scene from Laurence Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Uncle Toby's colonel invents a device for firing multiple miniature cannons at once, based off a hookah. Unfortunately, he and Toby find the puffing on the hookah pipe so enjoyable that they keep setting the cannons off. Illustration by George Cruikshank.

Reason

Tristram Shandy is an odd novel with a strange, stream-of-consciousness writing style and a subversive humour. I think this illustration brings out some of the odder, more surreal aspects of the novel well.

Articles this image appears in

George Cruikshank, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Creator

George Cruikshank

• Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 11:42, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support but there are far, far too many images in George Cruikshank. Noodle snacks (talk) 10:54, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support. Another good restoration. I have to agree with Noodle snacks, however. Spencer^{T♦Nominate!} 22:27, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
• Support. Indeed. --candle•wicke 01:14, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:George Cruikshank - Tristram Shandy, Plate VIII. The Smoking Batteries.jpg ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 18:10, 3 May 2009 (UTC)