Project Gutenberg 2014-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 533 Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch" Produced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3)" by John Leech is a collection of illustrations and humorous sketches written in the late 19th century. It features various scenes from everyday life, offering satirical commentary on social and cultural norms of the time, often through the lens of his character Magnus, who interacts with different societal figures and situations. The opening of the work presents a series of illustrations accompanied by witty captions that highlight both the absurdity and the charm of Victorian society. These sketches depict a range of characters and scenarios, including a latecomer to a fancy ball, a comical interaction between an old gentleman and a cabman, and the amusing perspectives of both the wealthy and their servants. Each scene is crafted to evoke laughter and recognition, setting the tone for a light-hearted exploration of life and character in the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46349/46349-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English wit and humor, Pictorial NC Text Category: Humour Category: British Literature 454012 2025-08-18T15:59:08.352184 text/html 381988 2024-10-24T09:05:56 text/html 34112802 2025-08-18T16:02:26.340229 application/epub+zip 33754145 2025-08-18T16:00:18.698408 application/epub+zip 217733 2025-08-18T15:59:11.854187 application/epub+zip 91698427 2025-08-18T16:03:19.394556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91273780 2025-08-18T16:00:58.047228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369951 2022-09-21T05:46:27.621720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232561 2025-08-18T15:59:02.897290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212608 2024-10-24T09:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16130 2025-08-18T16:03:20.749474 application/rdf+xml 15745 2025-08-18T15:59:12.149141 image/jpeg 2700 2025-08-18T15:59:11.991160 image/jpeg 33111384 2025-08-18T15:59:10.416204 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