Project Gutenberg
2004-08-15
Public domain in the USA.
169
Various
Verschillende
Various, Various
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891
Produced by Malcolm Farmer, William Flis, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.
"Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891" by Various is a satirical periodical publication created during the late 19th century, notable for its humorous critiques of social and political issues of the time. As a weekly magazine, it combines a variety of illustrated articles, cartoons, and commentary, reflecting the cultural and societal norms of the Victorian era while also poking fun at various aspects of contemporary life. The publication emphasizes laughter and satire, trying to invoke both thought and amusement among its readers. The contents of this particular volume include a comedic narrative set in a dense fog in London, featuring a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Flusters, as they navigate the challenges of traveling on a foggy evening. The storyline develops through their humorous dialogue and misadventures as they attempt to reach a dinner engagement, leading to a series of misunderstandings wit humorously portrayed through interactions with their coachman, Peacock, and various bystanders in the fog. Additionally, other sections of the volume contain satirical poems and editorial commentary on politics, social issues, and cultural phenomena, rendering it a rich tapestry of humorous reflection on late Victorian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
en
English wit and humor -- Periodicals
AP
Text
Punch
Category: Humour
Category: British Literature
Category: Journals
95838
2025-10-06T04:15:48.707507
text/html
76328
2024-10-28T20:09:15
text/html
1783371
2025-10-06T04:16:01.376465
application/epub+zip
1776285
2025-10-06T04:15:54.579523
application/epub+zip
103396
2025-10-06T04:15:50.748506
application/epub+zip
9348642
2025-10-06T04:16:04.597441
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
9336946
2025-10-06T04:15:57.638487
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
231944
2022-09-07T00:41:56.839352
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
77130
2025-10-06T04:15:48.210532
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
57301
2024-10-28T20:09:15
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
16257
2025-10-06T04:16:04.733428
application/rdf+xml
17777
2025-10-06T04:15:51.249523
image/jpeg
3947
2025-10-06T04:15:50.995521
image/jpeg
1789487
2025-10-06T04:15:48.759523
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