Project Gutenberg 2014-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 223 Reed, Edward Tennyson 1860 1933 Reed, E. T. (Edward Tennyson) "Mr. Punch's" Book of Arms Chris Curnow, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mr. Punch's" Book of Arms by Edward Tennyson Reed is a satirical work written in the late 19th century. This book serves as a humorous collection that explores heraldry and social commentary through a whimsical lens. Reed utilizes the iconic Mr. Punch character to critique contemporary figures and societal norms in a format that combines illustrations with witty text. The content of the book revolves around various caricatured coats of arms for notable individuals and public figures of the time, each accompanied by an imaginative and often absurd description. Through the use of parody, Reed crafts an entertaining commentary on politics, culture, and the quirks of the Victorian society, blending humor with a reflection on the nature of identity and status. Characters such as the Earl of Birmingham and Lord Kipling of Mandalay are depicted with arms that represent not just their lineage but also satirical traits of their personalities and public personas, making every entry a light-hearted critique of the elite. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46374/46374-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 46.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en English wit and humor English wit and humor, Pictorial Heraldry -- Humor CR NC Text Category: Humour 82835 2025-08-18T16:11:34.015158 text/html 57487 2024-10-24T09:15:25 text/html 1401875 2025-08-18T16:11:37.738120 application/epub+zip 1401257 2025-08-18T16:11:34.731114 application/epub+zip 114698 2025-08-18T16:11:34.354166 application/epub+zip 1443575 2025-08-18T16:11:40.098130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1399644 2025-08-18T16:11:37.373107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117863 2022-09-21T06:01:57.092517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52205 2025-08-18T16:11:33.616121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32284 2024-10-24T09:15:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16638 2025-08-18T16:11:40.229107 application/rdf+xml 14821 2025-08-18T16:11:34.438127 image/jpeg 2471 2025-08-18T16:11:34.395168 image/jpeg 1334325 2025-08-18T16:11:34.102110 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