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A youth carries a donkey on his shoulders after having thrown his jacket over the animal's back — Jack found it hard to hoist the donkey on his shoulders, but at last he did it.
(P. 159.)

Artist

Name:: Batten, John Dickson
Dates:: 1860-1932
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of Toronto Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: English folk and fairy tales
Author(s):: Jacobs, Joseph
Publisher:: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, n.d.
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Description

A youth laboriously carries a donkey on his shoulders after having thrown his jacket over the animal’s back.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, black & white, children's book, fairy tale, Victorian, walking, youth