Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 19, 1890

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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 19, 1890

by Various Authors

EN·~1 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total
1

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. - Vol. 99.

0:02
2

July 19, 1890.

0:00
3

OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.

4:50
4

OUR NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.

4:07
5

"THE CUP THAT CHE-(HIC)-ERS!"

1:11
6

CATCHING; - OR, HOW FAR WILL IT GO? - (Being a Forecast of the spread of the Strike Fever, from a Next Week's Diary.)

4:09
7

SHAKSPEARE ONCE AGAIN, ADAPTED TO THE SITUATION. - (See Titus Andronicus, Act II., Sc. 1.) - Aaron (the Agitator) loquitur.—

1:32
8

SONG SENTIMENTIANA. - (A delightful "All-the-Year-Sound" Resort for the Fashionable Composer.) - EXAMPLE V.—Of the transformative powers of Love, under condition of Proximity.

2:24
9

TO MRS. H.M. STANLEY.

1:19
10

THE ANGLO-GERMAN CONCERTINA.

2:02

Description

A bright slice of late‑Victorian wit, this issue opens with the Baron’s tongue‑in‑cheek missive that skewers the most fashionable novels of the day. With a dry eye on Oscar Wilde’s sensational romance, the piece mixes literary criticism and playful mock‑seriousness, turning the portrait‑of‑youth trope into a sparkling parody of moral panic. The Baron's musings set the tone for a lively parade of satire that both celebrates and gently ridicules the era’s cultural obsessions.

The following pages keep the momentum going, offering a whimsically absurd advertisement column and a mock‑legal debate over a “life‑subscription” to the eccentric newspaper The Whirlwind. Readers are invited to join a cavalcade of clever jokes, mock‑serious letters, and clever wordplay that capture the bustling, irreverent spirit of the period. It’s a delightful taste of the humor that kept London’s readers chuckling between the serious business of the day.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (62K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-04-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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Various Authors

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