Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 197 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 22, August 27, 1870 Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Cornell University, Joshua Hutchinson, Steve Schulze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 22, August 27, 1870" by Various is a satirical periodical published during the late 19th century. It presents a humorous collection of articles, stories, and illustrations that reflect the social and political climate of its time, often poking fun at various figures and events. Central to the publication are absurd caricatures of societal norms, as well as original fictional tales that are cleverly crafted to entertain readers. At the start of the issue, readers are introduced to a character named Montgomery Pendragon, who is engaged in a rather unfortunate series of events involving his poorly executed exercise with an Indian club. This leads to comedic interactions with local constables and town figures, highlighting the absurdity of social dynamics in rural America. The narrative unfolds with a mysterious disappearance tying back to Pendragon, creating a blend of humor, intrigue, and reflection on character motivations within the quaint yet peculiar setting of Bumsteadville. The opening portion effectively sets the stage for the whimsical tone and satirical commentary expected throughout the issue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punchinello Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 135743 135401 2024-10-05T03:33:26.329291 2023-10-05T04:43:41.008636 text/html text/html 130257 2020-12-19T13:55:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1112134 2020-12-19T13:55:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1203422 2024-10-05T03:33:33.444218 application/epub+zip 1202655 2024-10-05T03:33:29.683286 application/epub+zip 108521 2024-10-05T03:33:28.402257 application/epub+zip 1369682 2024-10-05T03:33:36.034257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1355928 2024-10-05T03:33:32.648235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251999 2022-09-05T06:32:54.498546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137093 137000 2024-10-05T03:33:25.712310 2023-10-05T04:43:40.300621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 138458 2020-12-19T13:55:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47322 2020-12-19T13:55:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 138449 2020-12-19T13:55:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47294 2020-12-19T13:55:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20991 2024-10-05T03:33:36.168211 application/rdf+xml 18728 2024-10-05T03:33:28.994242 image/jpeg 4293 2024-10-05T03:33:28.679304 image/jpeg 1195934 2024-10-05T03:33:26.378326 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