Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 215 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919 Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Sandra Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919" by Various is a periodical publication that falls under the genre of humor and satire, representative of early 20th-century British wit. It is part of a longer series of works published by Punch magazine, known for its commentary on contemporary society, politics, culture, and the events of the time. This particular volume was published just after World War I, during a time of significant social and political change in Britain, thus the content reflects on the post-war experiences and attitudes of the era. The content of this volume is structured as a collection of humorous essays, sketches, and satirical cartoons, tackling various societal issues and events. The pieces cover a wide range of topics, from the absurdities of daily life and the bureaucratic inefficiencies in government to light-hearted takes on love and marriage in the aftermath of the war. The authors blend contemporary news with comedy, portraying a society grappling with the consequences of war and exploring new social dynamics. Each entry delivers insightful commentary wrapped in wit, shedding light on the collective mentality and emerging cultural trends of post-war Britain, making it a rich resource for understanding that period's humor and societal concerns. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Contemporary Reviews Punch Category: Humour Category: British Literature 113673 2025-10-05T07:07:16.994051 text/html 88838 2024-10-28T18:35:51 text/html 2081503 2025-10-05T07:07:33.780018 application/epub+zip 2073141 2025-10-05T07:07:24.652944 application/epub+zip 111725 2025-10-05T07:07:19.044042 application/epub+zip 11973731 2025-10-05T07:07:37.520892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11961604 2025-10-05T07:07:28.275987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252458 2022-09-05T12:34:37.928241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99416 2025-10-05T07:07:16.443043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79472 2024-10-28T18:35:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16314 2025-10-05T07:07:37.854900 application/rdf+xml 18499 2025-10-05T07:07:19.543972 image/jpeg 4087 2025-10-05T07:07:19.292052 image/jpeg 2825145 2025-10-05T07:07:17.066115 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