Project Gutenberg 2007-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 229 Various Verschillende Various, Various Seaman, Owen 1861 1936 Seaman, Sir Owen Seamen, Owen Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer, Janet Blenkinship, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914" by Various is a satirical magazine published in the early 20th century, specifically during the years leading up to World War I. This work represents a collection of humor, political commentary, and social critique typical of the "Punch" magazine, which has a long history of addressing contemporary issues through wit and parody. The content primarily focuses on the politics and societal norms of the time, reflecting the cultural landscape of early 1900s Britain. The book features a series of humorous illustrations, poems, and witty observations on a variety of topics, including notable political figures and current events of the time. It employs satire to critique various social and political issues, such as the suffrage movement, military affairs, and parliamentary debates. Among the amusing sketches and verses, one can find commentary on the eccentricities of public figures, the absurdity of certain events, and the whimsical nature of fashion and leisure during that era. Through its combination of illustrations and clever wordplay, the volume not only entertains but also invites readers to reflect on the follies of human nature and the political machinations of early 20th-century Britain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punch Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Humour 132071 131836 2024-10-10T06:22:58.394699 2023-09-10T09:24:12.980606 text/html text/html 131241 2007-10-12T10:23:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3848113 2021-01-03T02:47:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4003641 2024-10-10T06:23:09.862622 application/epub+zip 3995947 2024-10-10T06:23:03.586688 application/epub+zip 103202 2024-10-10T06:23:01.221701 application/epub+zip 4193209 2024-10-10T06:23:14.154603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4183549 2024-10-10T06:23:07.796731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290101 2022-09-10T16:11:49.170480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102613 102516 2024-10-10T06:22:57.286712 2023-09-10T09:24:12.346583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 102334 2021-01-03T02:47:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42243 2021-01-03T02:47:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 102343 2021-01-03T02:47:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42220 2021-01-03T02:47:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21927 2024-10-10T06:23:14.889653 application/rdf+xml 22999 2024-10-10T06:23:02.187658 image/jpeg 4890 2024-10-10T06:23:01.680675 image/jpeg 4128650 2024-10-10T06:22:58.485708 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