Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 193 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 28, October 8, 1870 Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Cornell University, Joshua Hutchinson, Steve Schulze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 28, October 8, 1870" by Various is a satirical periodical, likely published in the late 19th century. As a humorous and illustrated weekly paper, it features various stories, comic adaptations, and social commentary, reflecting the culture and society of its time. The content often critiques societal norms and presents humorous takes on contemporary issues, making it appealing to readers looking for entertainment infused with thought-provoking satire. The opening of this volume introduces the character of Miss Potts, who finds herself in a New York hotel, receiving unsolicited offers of hospitality from gentlemen intrigued by her presence. The narrative explores themes of chivalry as it comments on the American societal norms regarding women traveling alone. Much of the dialog reflects witty exchanges and misunderstandings among the characters, setting the stage for comedic incidents and further social satire. Specifically, the story hints at connections and potential misunderstandings involving her interactions with Mr. Bumstead, thus weaving a humorous and light-hearted yet critical narrative on social behaviors and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punchinello Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Humour 139747 139352 2024-10-05T03:37:54.583902 2023-10-05T04:47:02.548807 text/html text/html 133937 2020-12-19T13:57:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1146953 2020-12-19T13:57:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1214678 2024-10-05T03:38:01.564393 application/epub+zip 1213910 2024-10-05T03:37:57.699366 application/epub+zip 115968 2024-10-05T03:37:56.454886 application/epub+zip 1378756 2024-10-05T03:38:04.259351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1363838 2024-10-05T03:38:00.778398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246910 2022-09-05T06:37:35.188817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140918 140826 2024-10-05T03:37:53.938905 2023-10-05T04:47:02.016802 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 142278 2020-12-19T13:57:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46956 2020-12-19T13:57:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142269 2020-12-19T13:57:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46927 2020-12-19T13:57:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21326 2024-10-05T03:38:04.391357 application/rdf+xml 18426 2024-10-05T03:37:57.012871 image/jpeg 4240 2024-10-05T03:37:56.730832 image/jpeg 1228192 2024-10-05T03:37:54.630903 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