Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 247 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 21, August 20, 1870 Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Steve Schulze and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 21, August 20, 1870" by Various is an illustrated humorous and satirical weekly publication that reflects the tone and cultural context of the late 19th century. This installment contains a variety of comedic pieces, advertisements, and serialized narratives, showcasing the wit and social commentary typical of the era's periodicals. The opening of this issue sets the stage for a satirical take on Christmas Eve in Bumsteadville, where characters Montgomery Pendragon, Edwin Drood, and J. Bumstead are preparing for a dinner gathering. Each character demonstrates various quirks and humorous situations, from Pendragon's unnecessary physical exertion to Drood's musings on potential romantic entanglements. The narrative highlights the festivities of Christmas while poking fun at human foibles, social class distinctions, and the spirit of generosity that characterizes the season, all woven with lively dialogue and whimsical scenarios. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punchinello Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 141800 141454 2024-10-05T03:32:54.638923 2023-10-05T04:43:19.786956 text/html text/html 136406 2020-12-19T13:54:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 953148 2020-12-19T13:54:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1019881 2024-10-05T03:33:01.724993 application/epub+zip 1019094 2024-10-05T03:32:57.942929 application/epub+zip 111454 2024-10-05T03:32:56.684984 application/epub+zip 1188646 2024-10-05T03:33:04.403896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1174171 2024-10-05T03:33:00.957922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257101 2022-09-05T06:32:23.153834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145938 145879 2024-10-05T03:32:53.908917 2023-10-05T04:43:19.271948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147298 2020-12-19T13:54:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50157 2020-12-19T13:54:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 147289 2020-12-19T13:54:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50131 2020-12-19T13:54:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20775 2024-10-05T03:33:04.533858 application/rdf+xml 18783 2024-10-05T03:32:57.250925 image/jpeg 4281 2024-10-05T03:32:56.965927 image/jpeg 1011461 2024-10-05T03:32:54.681918 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog