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Gr 1–3—In a history that gallops along like John Gilpin's horse, Markel traces the career of a lad mad for drawing, who switched careers midstream from banking to art and after some low points ("Sometimes, on his letters, he draws himself as a sad, frumpled cartoon") went on to replace the "pretty poses and cluttered scenery" of the Victorian era's picture books with images still notable for their unrestrained energy and humor. McClintock evokes tha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More