Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Punch, or the London Charivari, Sandra Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919" by Various is a humorous weekly magazine known for its satirical take on contemporary society and politics, written during the early 20th century. The publication reflects the cultural and political climate of post-World War I Britain, using wit and satire to comment on various issues of the time, from social norms to international relations. This volume serves as a snapshot of the post-war environment, infusing humor into serious topics, making it a vital piece of historical commentary. The content of this volume is a compilation of witty sketches, poems, and essays that address current events, societal quirks, and political commentary with sharp humor. It includes satirical pieces about various subjects such as the peace negotiations following World War I, the absurdities of social gatherings, and humorous anecdotes involving wars and their consequences. Characters such as the shy dentist at a dance or the absurd trials faced by a farmer illustrate everyday life interwoven with the larger themes of societal change and adjustment in a world recovering from conflict. Overall, the volume encapsulates the essence of British humor, combining light-heartedness with insightful observation of human behavior and societal issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Contemporary Reviews Punch Browsing: Humour 118601 118156 2024-10-05T15:16:07.996453 2023-10-05T13:53:12.348519 text/html text/html 115420 2020-12-26T07:54:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2027782 2020-12-26T07:54:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2099380 2024-10-05T15:16:26.729372 application/epub+zip 2092224 2024-10-05T15:16:16.484411 application/epub+zip 114320 2024-10-05T15:16:10.315442 application/epub+zip 12195975 2024-10-05T15:16:30.974341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12187169 2024-10-05T15:16:20.567430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251756 2022-09-06T18:02:06.845011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102520 102406 2024-10-05T15:16:07.370985 2023-10-05T13:53:11.802510 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 103836 2020-12-26T07:54:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 43500 2020-12-26T07:54:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 103827 2020-12-26T07:54:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43464 2020-12-26T07:54:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21158 2024-10-05T15:16:31.122354 application/rdf+xml 17738 2024-10-05T15:16:10.871438 image/jpeg 3970 2024-10-05T15:16:10.591431 image/jpeg 2113455 2024-10-05T15:16:08.056448 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