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(4) Page 71 - Nurse, they tell me that in my delirium I stole a kiss --- don't you think I'd better pay it back
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DescriptionJack (on leaving hospital)' by Daphne Hill. This cartoon shows a sailor in uniform talking to a nurse while two other men look on. The caption reads: 'JACK (on leaving hospital): "NURSE, THEY TELL ME THAT IN MY DELIRIUM I STOLE A KISS - DON'T YOU THINK I'D BETTER STEAL IT BACK?"' The media and advertising industries heavily promoted the image of returning British servicemen as national heroes, and this is reflected in many of the cartoons and advertisements of the immediate post-war period. This example is fairly typical. The sailor is deliberately cheeky, but in a manner that is intended to appear charming and dashing. The expression given to the nurse suggests that she is amused by, and probably attracted to, the sailor.
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July 1919
Sea-Pie
Description'Sea-Pie' magazine was founded to raise funds for authorised naval charities. The first issue appeared on 23 June 1917, priced one shilling. The magazine typically contained short stories, poems, cartoons, and paintings and drawings, often on a nautical theme.
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Blighty and Sea Pie
DescriptionEditions of 'Blighty' (1917, 1918) and 'Sea Pie' (1917-1919), First World War magazines with pictures, stories, poems and humour. 'Blighty' was sent free to the men at the front and in the fleet. Profits from sales of 'Sea Pie' went to help sailors and their families.