A good lather is half the shave.

In 1811 Hone was employed by the booksellers as auctioneer to the trade and had an office in Ivy Lane. " In spite of illness and exhaustion Hone spoke on each of the three days for about seven hours.

William Hone (3 June 1780 – 8 November 1842) was an English writer satirist and bookseller.