Percival Leigh
Author
(1813 - 1889)
Percival Leigh was a Scottish surgeon. But he soon gave that to make his living as a comic writer, and later as assistant editor of Punch magazine.
We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, please contact us.
Bibliography
God’s Englishmen (1948)
A collection of drawings of Englishmen and women going about their daily business with some humorous commentary.
Manners and Customs of Ye Englyshe (1849)
Humorous drawings and texts explaining Victorian Britain to itself. Read online at archive.org.