Project Gutenberg 2004-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 96 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 20, 1892 Produced by Malcolm Farmer, William Flis, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 20, 1892" is a collection of humorous and satirical articles produced by various contributors during the late 19th century, specifically in the Victorian era. This book represents a segment of the long-running British illustrated magazine known as Punch, which often tackled societal issues through wit and caricature. The content reflects the period's social commentary, focusing on topics like class disparities, urban life, and political satire. The volume contains a variety of skits, poems, and illustrations that encapsulate the challenges of living in slums, the nature of landlord-tenant relationships, and broader societal critiques. One notable piece, "Jim's Jottings," features a character named Ginger Jimmy, who laments the deplorable living conditions in slum areas, while highlighting the hypocrisy of those in power who espouse "freedom of contract" without acknowledging the dire realities faced by the tenants. The contributors employ humor and sarcasm to bring attention to serious issues, critiquing the indifference of the privileged classes towards the plight of the impoverished. This collection represents the unique blend of comedy and social critique that defines the Punch magazine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punch Category: Humour Category: British Literature 90582 2025-07-06T09:11:58.937890 text/html 73884 2024-10-28T21:21:14 text/html 1737456 2025-07-06T09:12:12.328312 application/epub+zip 1730081 2025-07-06T09:12:05.014365 application/epub+zip 103973 2025-07-06T09:12:01.011867 application/epub+zip 10452771 2025-07-06T09:12:15.813272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10450305 2025-07-06T09:12:08.339297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282308 2022-09-07T15:43:25.562686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71282 2023-10-06T12:33:56.735939 text/plain 51403 2024-10-28T21:21:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15753 2025-07-06T09:12:15.961260 application/rdf+xml 22383 2025-07-06T09:12:01.519862 image/jpeg 4475 2025-07-06T09:12:01.263854 image/jpeg 1745277 2025-07-06T09:11:58.990868 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