Project Gutenberg 2005-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 401 Various Verschillende Various, Various Seaman, Owen 1861 1936 Seaman, Sir Owen Seamen, Owen Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-10-06 Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-10-06" by Various is a collection of humorous illustrations, satirical articles, and lighthearted commentary on contemporary social and political issues, reflecting the early 20th century. The publication, a staple of British humor, serves as a snapshot of cultural attitudes and events in post-World War I Britain, focusing on a variety of topics from domestic life to politics and public grievances expressed in a witty manner. The content of this volume encompasses an array of amusing anecdotes, mock news items, and comical poems, all designed to provoke laughter while subtly critiquing societal norms and current affairs. The readers encounter whimsical characters and absurd situations, such as a cab driver discussing the traits of unusual pedestrians, and a humorous take on the absurdities of the coal industry. Through its playful language and clever observations on everyday life, "Punch" aims to entertain its audience while offering a lens into the zeitgeist of the period, characterized by both recovery and the challenges faced in a changing world. The lighthearted tone is complemented with illustrations that enhance the comedic effect, marking this work as a significant piece of cultural history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punch Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 112936 112290 2024-10-07T15:18:51.135479 2023-09-08T05:42:02.275340 text/html text/html 110525 2005-12-26T14:25:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3424910 2005-12-26T14:26:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3540681 2024-10-07T15:19:16.368394 application/epub+zip 3533032 2024-10-07T15:19:02.531423 application/epub+zip 110458 2024-10-07T15:18:53.461447 application/epub+zip 14521344 2024-10-07T15:19:21.003310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 14510201 2024-10-07T15:19:07.349417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289121 2022-09-08T10:53:44.029794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91933 91832 2024-10-07T15:18:50.275459 2023-09-08T05:42:01.660362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 91735 2005-12-26T15:37:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37959 2005-12-26T15:38:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 91879 2005-12-26T15:37:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37998 2005-12-26T15:38:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21898 2024-10-07T15:19:21.168288 application/rdf+xml 23041 2024-10-07T15:18:54.034444 image/jpeg 4864 2024-10-07T15:18:53.741444 image/jpeg 3519867 2024-10-07T15:18:51.238466 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