FROM "BROWN, JONES AND ROBINSON" BY RICHARD DOYLE.
By permission of Messrs. Bradbury & Agnew.
The drawings for "Praise and Principle" were followed by many sets of illustrations, generally eight in number, for books issued by the Messrs. Routledge.
As an example of his peculiar method of book keeping in those early days the following letter will be interesting:
"Vanburgh Park,
"Blackheath, June 2nd.
"Dear Sirs,—I am now going out to send the drawings by the Parcels Delivery Company. Will you kindly let me know that you have received them safely?
"My charge for the four is twelve guineas. As I have no account with any one now, and therefore no book wherein to enter such a transaction, only a pencil mem. stuck into a frame on the wall, I will ask you at your convenience to let me have a cheque for the amount.
"Very truly yours,
"John Gilbert.