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 Rackham had begun to draw for Punch in the Almanac at Christmas 1904, and another who now congratulated him on ‘a very successful show’ was F. C. Burnand, the editor. ‘If you have anything that might suit Punch,’ Burnand urged on 7th April 1905, ‘will you let me see it – or them? Whether singular or plural the drawings shall be returned directly I have seen them if they are not quite what we require in Punch and I may be then able to suggest some “legends” you might like to treat for Mr Punch’s gallery.’

Henceforth Rackham was an occasional contributor to Punch whenever his commitments allowed. We see him thus in 1905 at the outset of twenty years of the most prolific and prosperous creative work ever enjoyed by an English illustrator.