The Battle of Life, published in 1846, is the fourth of Dickens's 'Christmas Books' and features illustrations by Richard Doyle, John Leech, Daniel Maclise and Clarkson Stanfield. The illustrations below are taken from the 'Biographical Edition' of Dickens's works (1902-1903) and reproduce Doyle, Leech, Maclise and Stanfield's original illustrations.