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When was illustrated fiction most popular?

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Illustration of fiction was more popular in the 19th cent. than in the 20th. Dickens's works were illustrated by John Leech, H. K. Browne ( "Phiz" ), and George Cruikshank . Sir John Tenniel 's illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland are almost as well known as the text itself.

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