Project Gutenberg 2014-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 102 Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 3 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch" Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 3 (of 3)" by John Leech is a collection of satirical illustrations and commentary produced in the late 19th century. The work showcases various humorous and whimsical vignettes that capture the social customs, absurdities, and characters of the era. Leech, known for his contributions to the comic magazine "Punch," employs wit and charming graphics to reflect on everyday life and societal norms. The opening portion of the volume presents a series of delightful sketches accompanied by brief dialogues that cleverly highlight the quirks of Victorian society. For instance, a playful conversation between two children regarding ancient British customs illustrates children's innocent misunderstandings, while scenes depict humorous interactions between characters in various social settings, such as a father overwhelmed by his family's correspondence or a lighthearted exchange about crinoline. Each illustration serves not only as entertainment but also as a critical lens through which the reader can observe the intricacies and follies of human behavior during the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45813/45813-h/images/cover.jpg en English wit and humor, Pictorial NC Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Humour 369878 370383 2024-11-19T08:12:57.322909 2023-09-20T04:38:48.016026 text/html text/html 317249 2014-06-01T15:02:55 text/html 27683348 2014-06-01T15:18:07 text/html application/zip 29156980 2024-11-19T08:16:05.264932 application/epub+zip 28891511 2024-11-19T08:14:04.767554 application/epub+zip 164813 2024-11-19T08:13:01.441902 application/epub+zip 95573183 2024-11-19T08:16:58.966661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95228381 2024-11-19T08:14:43.384853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246552 2022-09-20T20:32:09.207211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185485 185298 2024-10-19T08:36:01.736509 2023-09-20T04:38:44.213967 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 185089 2014-06-01T14:54:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66986 2014-06-01T14:54:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185097 2014-06-01T14:54:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66937 2014-06-01T14:54:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21495 2024-11-19T08:16:59.915651 application/rdf+xml 18257 2024-11-19T08:13:01.705920 image/jpeg 3120 2024-11-19T08:13:01.574892 image/jpeg 27675310 2024-11-19T08:13:00.458897 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