Complain Collection

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna against the attack of the English Armada in 1589

BRITISH PRISONERS
After the death of Mary I, Spain and England are continuously in a state of near-war : English prisoners taken at Cartagena complain of ill-treatment by the Spanish. Date: circa 1585

GAS LIGHTING IN 1807
THE GOOD EFFECTS OF CARBONIC GAS !!! - neighbours complain of the smoke or of being asphyxiated, pedestrians whinge about the smell and one coughs himself to death... Date: 1807

SAINT BENEDICT OF NURSIA remonstrates with the monks when they complain that he has given too much of their food to the poor. Below, Spoleto, his birthplace Date: 480? - 547

Cartoon, Unpleasant Duties of Club Life. When the new French chef Victor Achille Petroly is summoned to receive a reprimand, the club members lose their appetite for complaining about the food

Cartoon, The Martians, WW1
Cartoon, The Martians. During the First World War, the residents of Mars complain to their neighbouring planet about the noise, and ask them to be more considerate. Date: 1918

I remember that in 1870- Cartoon by H. M. Bateman
" I remember that in 1870-" Parading for writing-to-the-papers: A London Club in War-time. In a London club a crowd of elderly gentlemen are queing up to reach three desks where they are

Country Tramp dismayed at only available activity being work
" Poor Man! And can t you find anything to do?" " Nothing but Work, Liddy." Date: 1898

Lost tooth causes sleeping difficulties for Kitty
Kitty - " Aunty, I can t sleep at night since I lost my front toof for the draught blowing down my throat." Date: circa 1890s

Different approaches to personal slights
" You Engleeshe you do not fight ze duel. Vat d you do ven you air insult?" " Oh, we write to the newspaper." Date: 1895

Fable / Frogs & Stork
FROGS PETITION JUPITER FOR A KING: the frogs think they should be ruled, so Jupiter sends a log; some complain, so Jupiter sends a stork which eats them all up

The Four Beggars
Beggars of France, Spain Germany and Italy complain of being infested by fleas, crabs, lice and bugs respectively

Mutiny on the Nore / 1797
Seamen complain about the state of their rations, prior to a mutiny aboard the ship The Nore

Arguing with Waiter
The original caption says: Arguing with the waiter is bad form and embarrassing for your partner. If you ve been overcharged, complain to the manager later

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