Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 331 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 30, October 22, 1870 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchinello Produced by Cornell University, Joshua Hutchinson, Steve Schulze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 30, October 22, 1870" by Various is a satirical periodical published during the late 19th century, specifically the post-Civil War era in America. This edition presents a blend of humor, commentary, and adaptations of ongoing literary works, allowing readers to engage with contemporary events and societal attitudes through a comedic lens. The beginning of this issue launches with advertisements and promotions relevant to the publication, as well as the conclusion of a literary adaptation titled "The Mystery of Mr. E. Drood" by Orpheus C. Kerr. In this opening section, we are introduced to Mr. Bumstead, a character humorously depicted as a disheveled organist, who is ensnared in a chaotic and nonsensical conversation with Mr. Tracey Clews, a self-proclaimed literary man aspiring to write a novel inspired by a missing nephew. Their banter is laden with whimsical misunderstandings and witty exchanges, setting the tone for the magazine's whimsical and witty approach to storytelling and societal commentary. The interactions hint at the broader absurdities of human behavior and highlight the entertainment provided by both the comedic dialogue and the serialization of serialized literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punchinello Browsing: Humour Browsing: Journalism/Media/Writing 135034 2025-06-04T11:52:39.063588 text/html 129037 2020-12-19T14:44:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1282588 2025-06-04T11:52:46.227548 application/epub+zip 1281767 2025-06-04T11:52:42.214589 application/epub+zip 114567 2025-06-04T11:52:40.930578 application/epub+zip 1444110 2025-06-04T11:52:48.935558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1430091 2025-06-04T11:52:45.441594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243080 2022-09-05T06:54:02.654743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138151 2023-10-05T04:57:49.123709 text/plain 15359 2025-06-04T11:52:49.085554 application/rdf+xml 18661 2025-06-04T11:52:41.512585 image/jpeg 4217 2025-06-04T11:52:41.216605 image/jpeg 1270556 2025-06-04T11:52:39.111604 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog