Confucius the Great Unapotheosized God of China Size:XL: 100 x 70cm ' The print is embossed

' The print is embossed 'Charles Spencer

Two specimens of copper carbonate here termed 'Carbonate of copper' with two details of 'arseniate of copper' for comparison

Collisions were all too common in the 1870s and Punch often featured cartoons about the perils of railway travel to emphasise its dissatisfaction with the lack of real investment in new technology

They broke into a Neapolitan prison and released the prisoners

Confucius the Great Unapotheosized God of China Size:XL: 100 x 70cm ' The print is embossed'Confucius the Great Unapotheosized God of China', 1922. According to Chinese tradition, Confucius (551 479 BC) was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought. His teachings, preserved in the Analects, form the foundation of much of subsequent Chinese speculation on the education and comportment of the ideal man. From Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap & Co, 1922.