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"Histoire de Mr. Jabot" is a striking, satirical short story from 2016, written and illustrated entirely by William Heath in a bold, unified vision. Set in the quiet hours of dawn at St Cloud, it captures King Charles X in a series of absurd, mocking vignettes—each one a visual jab at his vanity and power—while he listens, crown on, to the newspapers read aloud by his courtiers. The story’s sharp, surreal humor and distinctive artwork, rendered in Heath’s signature style, make this a rare and memorable entry in the BHP Comics lineup.
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'The following is the manner in which the King of France passes his time at St Cloud'. 'He has all the journals read to him'. Wearing a crown and dressing-gown, Charles X (at 5 a.m.) sits between two courtiers each reading a newspaper; two others stand behind, holding an ear-trumpet to each royal ear. He listens with angry dismay. The other designs ridicule the King who wears (except in 3) a crown throughout: as a gourmand he breakfasts, he kneels in grotesque devotion at mass, he sprawls on a sofa, shoots sparrows, is domineered over by his grandchildren, dines and sleeps.
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