Project Gutenberg 2008-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 217 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 Volume 98, January 4, 1890 Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer, V. L. Simpson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Punch, or the London Charivari Volume 98, January 4, 1890" by Various is a collection of humorous articles and illustrations published in the late 19th century. This volume is part of the renowned British satirical magazine "Punch," which provided commentary on social, political, and cultural issues of the time, often with a sharp wit characteristic of the Victorian era. The likely topic of this book revolves around contemporary events and societal norms, using satire to engage its audience. The content of this volume features a variety of humorous pieces that touch on topics ranging from dinner parties and the British political climate to imaginative dialogues with historical figures such as Vasco da Gama and Luís de Camões. One segment presents a fictitious conversation between current and historical dignitaries, discussing the state of colonial ventures and their impact on national pride. The narrative also includes reflections on the lives of law students and their struggles, comedic criticisms of theatre productions, and a moralistic tale that satirizes the consequences of gluttony and vice. Overall, the book captures the spirit of its time through laughter, parody, and a light-hearted examination of serious subjects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punch Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 114258 114059 2024-10-11T06:35:19.852753 2023-09-11T09:35:17.694351 text/html text/html 111550 2008-06-03T13:46:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2671762 2021-01-03T16:54:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2476984 2024-10-11T06:35:38.777684 application/epub+zip 2469811 2024-10-11T06:35:28.509746 application/epub+zip 106144 2024-10-11T06:35:22.365745 application/epub+zip 7321439 2024-10-11T06:35:43.444657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7293399 2024-10-11T06:35:32.570731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271398 2022-09-12T05:31:15.872247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87922 87829 2024-10-11T06:35:19.073754 2023-09-11T09:35:17.016340 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 87653 2021-01-03T16:54:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37856 2021-01-03T16:54:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 87662 2021-01-03T16:54:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37813 2021-01-03T16:54:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22190 2024-10-11T06:35:43.611652 application/rdf+xml 23516 2024-10-11T06:35:22.930925 image/jpeg 4734 2024-10-11T06:35:22.643733 image/jpeg 2767037 2024-10-11T06:35:19.946759 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