Project Gutenberg 2007-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 147 Various Verschillende Various, Various Seaman, Owen 1861 1936 Seaman, Sir Owen Seamen, Owen Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914" by Various is a satirical periodical published in the early 20th century. This volume includes a compilation of humorous sketches, political commentary, and societal observations, reflecting the cultural milieu of its time. The primary topic tackles the social and political atmosphere of pre-World War I Britain, using wit and satire to comment on contemporary events and trends. The content of this volume captures various humorous anecdotes and caricatures imbued with social commentary. For example, it showcases dialogues about societal conventions, such as the absurdity of fashion and the significance of material possessions, such as top hats. Political figures are playfully critiqued, as seen in jokes about elections and political scandals. The sketches touch on subjects from legal issues to theatrical performances, all while using a light-hearted tone that aims to entertain the reader while provoking thought about the society of the time. Overall, this compilation reflects Punch's tradition of blending humor with critique, providing both laughter and insight into the early 20th-century British life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punch Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour 119395 118840 2024-12-10T06:38:05.252274 2023-09-10T09:42:41.568248 text/html text/html 116913 2007-10-19T12:58:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2055715 2021-01-03T02:50:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2171754 2024-12-10T06:38:22.749186 application/epub+zip 2164448 2024-12-10T06:38:13.201212 application/epub+zip 101312 2024-12-10T06:38:07.767242 application/epub+zip 14094409 2024-12-10T06:38:26.945147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 14077865 2024-12-10T06:38:17.336192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278920 2022-09-11T03:50:04.815807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100148 100058 2024-12-10T06:38:04.640263 2023-09-10T09:42:41.060267 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99878 2021-01-03T02:50:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41591 2021-01-03T02:50:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 99887 2021-01-03T02:50:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41566 2021-01-03T02:50:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21929 2024-12-10T06:38:27.093144 application/rdf+xml 22927 2024-12-10T06:38:08.318236 image/jpeg 4890 2024-12-10T06:38:08.042248 image/jpeg 2151659 2024-12-10T06:38:05.315265 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