Mr. Punch on Tour: The Humour of Travel at Home and Abroad

The collection offers a lively tour of Victorian and Edwardian wit, pairing sharp sketches with brief captions that poke fun at the quirks of travelers. From bustling London streets to sun‑bleached promenades in Rome, each page sketches a familiar scene and then turns it on its head with a punch‑line that still feels fresh.

Compiled from the pages of the famous weekly, the book brings together the work of dozens of cartoonists such as Phil May, Charles Keene and George du Maurier. Their lines are clean but expressive, and the 153 black‑and‑white illustrations animate everything from cramped hotel rooms to camel‑ridden desert outings. Readers will recognise the gentle ribbing of English propriety as it collides with foreign customs, all delivered with the good‑natured satire that made Punch a household name.