Project Gutenberg 2012-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 336 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 93, December 31, 1887 Produced by Wayne Hammond, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 31, 1887" by Various is a satirical periodical that was published during the late 19th century. This volume of "Punch" captures the social and political commentary reflecting the humor and wit characteristic of Victorian-era literature. The topics often touch upon contemporary events, theatrical performances, and societal norms, delivered in a humorous and critical tone. In this particular edition, the content revolves around various sketches, plays, and societal observations, often playing with the absurdity of human behavior and historical references. For instance, the piece "Another 'Butler; or, A Thorne in His Side" humorously critiques the plotting of a theatrical production while reflecting on the various character motivations. Additionally, the volume features dialogues highlighting humor found in everyday encounters, such as the interactions between musicians at a children’s party and an amusing letter penned to a distinguished individual. Collectively, the volume encapsulates the essence of comedic literature of the period, weaving together humorous commentary on politics, social dynamics, and the arts through artistic sketches and witty exchanges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punch Browsing: Humour 126974 126985 2024-09-17T07:07:35.593276 2023-09-17T15:15:27.382599 text/html text/html 124063 2012-08-27T19:17:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 2106850 2012-08-27T19:17:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2183115 2024-09-17T07:08:22.975555 application/epub+zip 2177301 2024-09-17T07:07:57.468204 application/epub+zip 117060 2024-09-17T07:07:36.290293 application/epub+zip 8956563 2024-09-17T07:08:27.065571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8936909 2024-09-17T07:08:01.775670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313192 2022-09-18T15:05:09.065645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101852 101751 2024-09-17T07:07:34.964296 2023-09-17T15:15:26.753582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 101644 2012-08-27T19:17:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 43941 2012-08-27T19:17:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 101639 2012-08-27T19:17:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43896 2012-08-27T19:17:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20591 2024-09-17T07:08:27.220515 application/rdf+xml 24125 2024-09-17T07:07:36.656262 image/jpeg 4475 2024-09-17T07:07:36.473269 image/jpeg 2180733 2024-09-17T07:07:35.653306 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