Project Gutenberg 2013-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 223 Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George Points of Humour, Part 2 (of 2) Produced by David Widger from images provided by the Internet Archive "Points of Humour, Part 2 (of 2)" by George Cruikshank is a collection of illustrated humorous anecdotes and tales written during the early 19th century. This book showcases a variety of comedic situations, often focusing on social follies and absurdities, reflecting the wit and satire of the period. The illustrations accompanying the text are an integral part of the storytelling, embodying Cruikshank's unique artistic flair. The book is divided into several humorous points, each telling a distinct story. One tale features a hunchbacked castle master and the unfortunate events that occur with three minstrel brothers, leading to a comedic twist involving misunderstandings and mistaken identities. Other points explore themes of quackery, medical mishaps, and amusing social interactions, depicting characters like an itinerant quack doctor and hapless blind beggars. The stories are rich with situational comedy and clever dialogue, creating a lively reading experience that both entertains and critiques societal norms of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Anecdotes PN Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 128025 2025-08-18T05:03:42.577114 text/html 103299 2024-10-23T21:30:55 text/html 18832491 2025-08-18T05:03:51.746043 application/epub+zip 18816159 2025-08-18T05:03:45.611083 application/epub+zip 113388 2025-08-18T05:03:43.753073 application/epub+zip 19197781 2025-08-18T05:03:56.308017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 19170734 2025-08-18T05:03:49.312041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213802 2022-09-20T09:47:19.460794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109477 2025-08-18T05:03:41.815088 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89651 2024-10-23T21:30:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16231 2025-08-18T05:03:56.477014 application/rdf+xml 16239 2025-08-18T05:03:44.254087 image/jpeg 4148 2025-08-18T05:03:44.008112 image/jpeg 17301507 2025-08-18T05:03:42.817101 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