Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 223 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870 Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Cornell University, Joshua Hutchinson, Steve Schulze and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870" by Various is a humorous and satirical publication from the late 19th century, specifically during the post-Civil War era in America. The book is part of a weekly series called Punchinello, which provides a platform for witty commentary on social and political issues of the time through caricatures, essays, and engaging anecdotes. The focus of this edition is a mix of literary satire, theatrical reviews, and public commentary, reflecting the cultural and political nuances of the period. The content in this issue of Punchinello includes amusing accounts of theater performances, particularly a comical review of a production of Macbeth, highlighting the audience's reactions and the performance's shortcomings. Additionally, it features clever commentary on various current events, such as political discussions, social attitudes, and humorous takes on everyday life, woven together with clever language and illustrative cartoons. The publication exemplifies the era's penchant for humor in addressing and critiquing societal norms, making it a fascinating glimpse into historical humor and satire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punchinello Browsing: Humour Browsing: Journalism/Media/Writing 131579 130985 2024-10-04T12:26:01.918676 2023-10-05T04:19:58.964786 text/html text/html 124675 2020-12-27T00:46:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 857552 2020-12-27T00:46:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 953983 2024-10-04T12:26:09.508642 application/epub+zip 952643 2024-10-04T12:26:05.640707 application/epub+zip 105115 2024-10-04T12:26:04.118681 application/epub+zip 1113891 2024-10-04T12:26:12.244615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1098356 2024-10-04T12:26:08.606639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240470 2022-09-05T05:56:55.509675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133865 133777 2024-10-04T12:26:01.095659 2023-10-05T04:19:58.384791 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 133759 2020-12-27T00:46:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46090 2020-12-27T00:46:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133750 2020-12-27T00:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46059 2020-12-27T00:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20944 2024-10-04T12:26:12.654108 application/rdf+xml 17849 2024-10-04T12:26:04.887643 image/jpeg 4059 2024-10-04T12:26:04.481664 image/jpeg 949987 2024-10-04T12:26:01.963652 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