Project Gutenberg 2007-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 287 Various Verschillende Various, Various Seaman, Owen 1861 1936 Seaman, Sir Owen Seamen, Owen Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 29, 1916 Produced by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 29, 1916" by Various is a collection of satirical pieces and commentary, characteristic of early 20th-century British humor. This issue of the iconic magazine reflects on various aspects of society, politics, and the ongoing First World War, employing wit and irony to critique contemporary events and public figures. As a periodical, it aims to entertain and provoke thought among its readers about the state of affairs during a tumultuous time in history. The content of this particular volume includes humorous observations on the war effort, societal norms, and political events, with a mix of prose and poetry. Various articles and illustrations comment on topics such as military service obligations, government inefficiencies, and the peculiar behaviors of both civilians and soldiers. Characters like Socrates and humorous fictional figures like Philogamus engage in dialogues that illustrate absurdities of modern life, while poems evoke both the gravity and ridiculousness of the wartime experience. Overall, this volume of "Punch" serves as a snapshot of British life during World War I, using humor to address serious themes and bring levity to difficult circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English wit and humor -- Periodicals AP Text Punch Category: Humour Category: British Literature Category: Journals 104778 2025-10-09T12:02:50.211785 text/html 100492 2007-09-20T12:40:08 text/html 1800761 2025-10-09T12:03:04.357677 application/epub+zip 1794627 2025-10-09T12:02:56.782720 application/epub+zip 96106 2025-10-09T12:02:52.388748 application/epub+zip 10757633 2025-10-09T12:03:07.645702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10745602 2025-10-09T12:03:00.095702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272555 2022-09-10T14:42:03.313851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88256 2025-10-09T12:02:49.761747 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88100 2007-09-20T12:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88093 2007-09-20T12:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 245715 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 220104 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 277981 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 244498 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 1771362 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 302487 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 234504 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 319063 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 223515 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 305569 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 285345 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 301599 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 246089 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 274546 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 245816 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 237313 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 258688 2006-01-10T01:28:24 application/octet-stream 34313 2025-10-09T12:03:07.810671 application/rdf+xml 22968 2025-10-09T12:02:52.897735 image/jpeg 4894 2025-10-09T12:02:52.641759 image/jpeg 36838 2007-09-20T12:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 1687346 2007-09-20T12:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 36802 2007-09-20T12:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 1786712 2025-10-09T12:02:50.262805 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 en.wikipedia