Androcles in the Louvre and showed Androcles tending the lion's paw. In the 19th century Androcles became a subject for French table ornaments. One from 1820 shows him sword in hand in the arena as the lion crouches at his feet, while another from 1825 has him tending the injured paw. About 1898, Jean-Léon Gérôme, who was soon to paint that scene too, produced a sculpture of Androcles leading the lion about on his tour of the Roman taverns. Titled "Le Mendiant" (the beggar), it is made of bronze gilt and shows the former slave standing with one hand on the
A Bride from the Bush an Australian perspective. A reviewer from "The New York Times" called the novel "a most piquant contrast between civilization and crudity". The writer Thomas Alexander Browne called the titular character of "A Bride from the Bush" "a libel to Australian womankind". A "Punch" editor made the opposite claim, arguing that the protagonist of the novel is more kind-hearted and attractive than actual Australians. Hornung's later stories in the A. J. Raffles series achieved much more popularity than "A Bride from the Bush". Nonetheless, he himself liked "A Bride from the Bush" and his other Australian stories better than those of