Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: Is Life Worth Living? (Portrait of William Hurrell Mallock) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1882. Original color lithograph, 13.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good. Some foxing in the margins. Light foxing on the image. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on December 30,1882, depicting William Hurrell Mallock (7 February 1849 – 2 April 1923), an English novelist and economics writer. Much of his writing is in support of the Roman Catholic Church and in opposition to positivist philosophy and socialism. Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social, political, and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures, drawn by renowned artists, captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor, satire, and artistry. .

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