"The Great George"A compact biography of one of nineteenth century Englands most renowned illustrators. George Cruikshank (17921878) was a key transitional figure in the changing world of nineteenth century Londons graphic humor. He carried his eighteenth century trained wit from the field of political satire during the Regency years into the Victorian era of journals and books. His witty drawings of boisterous London streets in 18201836 made him a household name, and