Project Gutenberg 2005-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 404 Various Verschillende Various, Various Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 24, 1841 Produced by Syamanta Saikia, Jon Ingram, Barbara Tozier and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 24, 1841" is a satirical publication created by various authors during the early Victorian era. This book is a collection of humorous articles, illustrations, and poems that comment on contemporary social, political, and economic issues in Britain. "Punch" exemplifies the wit and satire that characterized much of the humor in that period, with topics ranging from politics to social norms and public figures. The publication features various whimsical pieces, including a proposal to monetize crime by allowing individuals to pay to avoid punishment for offenses, reflecting the absurdities of contemporary governance. It also showcases comedic poems that critique political parties like the Whigs and Tories, along with humorous accounts of everyday life, such as the absurdity found within electoral processes and societal interactions. Throughout, the sharp humor, clever wordplay, and social commentary capture the playful yet critical spirit of public discourse in 1841. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punch Category: Humour Category: British Literature Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 132547 2025-08-06T11:49:49.267695 text/html 133365 2020-12-19T09:42:22 text/html 707970 2025-08-06T11:50:03.194672 application/epub+zip 702036 2025-08-06T11:49:55.558727 application/epub+zip 120537 2025-08-06T11:49:51.380657 application/epub+zip 2276016 2025-08-06T11:50:06.828573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2266957 2025-08-06T11:49:59.093699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252585 2022-09-07T18:59:33.115630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112699 2025-08-06T11:49:48.644661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112489 2020-12-19T09:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112485 2020-12-19T09:42:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19996 2025-08-06T11:50:06.981612 application/rdf+xml 16348 2025-08-06T11:49:51.893686 image/jpeg 3705 2025-08-06T11:49:51.639677 image/jpeg 47355 2020-12-19T09:42:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 668629 2020-12-19T09:42:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 47322 2020-12-19T09:42:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 752880 2025-08-06T11:49:49.319709 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