Project Gutenberg 2004-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 129 Various Verschillende Various, Various Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley) 1836 1917 Burnand, Francis F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand Burnand, Sir Francis Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand Burnand, Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Punch, or the London Charivari, The Christmas Number, 1890 Punch Among the Planets Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Punch, or the London Charivari" by Various is a satirical collection of humorous illustrations and short pieces that reflect societal attitudes and issues prevalent in the late 19th century. This particular installment focuses on a whimsical Christmas edition from 1890. The text employs the iconic character Mr. Punch, a traditional symbol of British humor, who engages in comedic dialogues with Father Time as they venture through various planetary realms. The work aims to critique social, economic, and political themes of the time through satire and allegory. At the start of the piece, the narrative opens with Mr. Punch visiting Father Time, who is preparing a colossal manuscript of his "Reminiscences." Their banter sets the tone for a whimsical exploration of different planets, starting with the character Saturn, who laments the state of affairs in his realm due to societal discord. Punch's commentary, often sharp and witty, provides a humorous critique of each planet's unique challenges, such as class struggle, social injustice, and the absurdities of politics. The introductory sections serve to establish Mr. Punch's role as a satirical observer, setting the stage for comedic journeys to planets like Mars and Mercury, where each visit is rich with parody reflecting the conditions of their own society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Christmas Punch Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 164797 163827 2024-11-06T07:02:47.133302 2023-10-06T08:26:02.684114 text/html text/html 169833 2020-12-18T02:47:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4709548 2020-12-18T02:47:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4780229 2024-11-06T07:03:21.605671 application/epub+zip 4756657 2024-11-06T07:03:01.698235 application/epub+zip 122687 2024-11-06T07:02:49.682333 application/epub+zip 29331280 2024-11-06T07:03:29.104609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29311100 2024-11-06T07:03:08.496680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271948 2022-09-07T01:07:32.989994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128242 128051 2024-11-06T07:02:46.204345 2023-10-06T08:26:02.004104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127936 2020-12-18T02:47:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52788 2020-12-18T02:47:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127931 2020-12-18T02:47:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52746 2020-12-18T02:47:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22677 2024-11-06T07:03:29.312566 application/rdf+xml 22944 2024-11-06T07:02:50.282294 image/jpeg 4507 2024-11-06T07:02:49.982268 image/jpeg 4809193 2024-11-06T07:02:47.298288 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 en.wikipedia