Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893

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Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893

by Various Authors

EN·~50 minutes·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total
1

Punch, or the London Charivari - Volume 105, December 2, 1893. - edited by Sir Francis Burnand

0:06
2

TO A LADY. - (Whose "Fringe" has fallen off at a Ball.)

2:45
3

OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.

4:09
4

THE BABES ON THE TREASURY BENCH.

2:53
5

UNDER THE ROSE. - (A Story in Scenes.)

17:41
6

A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO. - (Latest Parliamentary Version.) - Mr. H. Fowler sings. (Air—"Daisy Bell.")

2:30
7

PALINODE.

0:51
8

"A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO."

0:38
9

ROBERT'S PUZZEL.

3:07
10

ONE OF THE "MAXIMS" OF CIVILISATION!

0:19

Description

Step into a lively Victorian salon where wit sparkles in verse and prose alike. This hour of laughter opens with a tongue‑in‑cheek poem about a lady whose curls betray her at a ball, followed by a mock‑heroic biography of a princely youth learning Polish to become ever more “polish’d.” A domestic thrifty scene at the Browns, a valetudinarian’s odd couplet about mornings and evenings, and a cheeky notice that the Fishmongers’ Prime Warden is a salmon all mingle to create a mosaic of gentle satire.

The performance delivers the original rhythmic couplets, sprightly dialogues and the magazine’s trademark caricature commentary, letting listeners hear the cadence of a bygone humor press. Each piece pokes fun at society’s pretensions—fashion, military ambition, book‑selling fads—while keeping a light, conversational tone. Ideal for anyone curious about the playful side of 1890s London, it offers a snapshot of the era’s clever, irreverent spirit.

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Language

en

Duration

~50 minutes (48K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Lesley Halamek, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries (http://link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).)

Release date

2012-04-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Various Authors

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