Project Gutenberg 2015-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 222 Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander) 1871 1949 Hammerton, Sir John Alexander Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir Du Maurier, George 1834 1896 Maurier, George Du Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson Mr. Punch in Society: Being the Humours of Social Life Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mr. Punch in Society: Being the Humours of Social Life" by J. A. Hammerton and George du Maurier is a collection of humorous illustrations and anecdotes from the British comic magazine "Punch," written during the late 19th century. This work focuses on the comical aspects of social life, utilizing witty social satire to depict the foibles and follies of society. Through clever illustrations, it aims to provide readers with a light-hearted yet insightful commentary on the subtleties of social interactions. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the style and tone that characterize the book. It begins with a letter inviting a friend to a hunting event, humorously detailing the inadequacies of accommodations and the quirks of social engagements, suggesting a blend of levity and social observation. Alongside the text, various illustrations playfully portray the absurdities of social norms, interactions, and the expectations placed on individuals within society. Through this mix, the opening sets the stage for a humorous exploration of high society, welcoming readers to delve into the amusing commentary embedded in its pages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor English wit and humor, Pictorial England -- Social life and customs -- Humor PN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour 181304 181561 2024-09-20T07:00:25.435785 2023-09-21T03:57:32.817441 text/html text/html 176811 2015-01-27T11:15:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 9885622 2015-01-27T11:16:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 10533856 2024-09-20T07:00:33.889698 application/epub+zip 10533423 2024-09-20T07:00:27.736738 application/epub+zip 132879 2024-09-20T07:00:26.145741 application/epub+zip 10592815 2024-09-20T07:00:37.364737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10560171 2024-09-20T07:00:31.904754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177213 2022-09-21T19:18:11.083381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126375 126186 2024-09-20T07:00:24.167803 2023-09-21T03:57:31.457388 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 126540 2015-01-27T11:15:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 48345 2015-01-27T11:15:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19624 2024-09-20T07:00:37.518681 application/rdf+xml 20788 2024-09-20T07:00:26.251756 image/jpeg 2910 2024-09-20T07:00:26.196751 image/jpeg 9901087 2024-09-20T07:00:25.783768 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 en.wikipedia