Tuesday, July 17, 2007

The John Bulls visit 21st Century London






John Bull is a national personification of the Kingdom of Great Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712, and popularised first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators and writers such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast and Irish writer George Bernard Shaw.As a literary figure, John Bull is well-intentioned, frustrated, full of common sense, and entirely of native country stock. Unlike Uncle Sam later, he is not a figure of authority but rather a yeoman who prefers his small beer and domestic peace.
Here our 2 John Bulls are visiting 21st century london enthusiastically amazed at modern Britain and as always adding their own forthright views on the world.

1 comment:

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