audiobook

The Comic Almanack, Volume 2

by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett, Henry Mayhew, Horace Mayhew, Albert Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray

EN·~14 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total

Transcriber's Note:

0:56

THE COMIC ALMANACK AN EPHEMERIS IN JEST AND EARNEST, CONTAINING MERRY TALES, HUMOROUS POETRY. QUIPS, AND ODDITIES.

4:39:04

THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1847.

1:56:20

THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1848.

2:37:12

THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1849.

1:18:11

THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1850.

46:28

THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1851.

45:52

THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1852.

1:14:47

THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1853.

1:21:11

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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Description

Second series, 1844-1853.

Details

Full title

The Comic Almanack, Volume 2 An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities

Language

Duration

~14 hours (845K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2016-06-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

English wit and humor Almanacs, English -- England -- London

About the authors

Gilbert Abbott À Beckett

1811–1856

A lively Victorian humorist and dramatist, he helped shape the comic spirit of Punch while also writing for the stage and the law. His work mixed satire, journalism, and popular entertainment in a way that made him a familiar voice in 19th-century Britain.

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Henry Mayhew

1812–1887

A pioneering journalist and social investigator, he is best remembered for vivid, ground-level portraits of London life in the Victorian era. His work brought extraordinary attention to street labor, poverty, and the everyday voices that official histories often missed.

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Horace Mayhew

1816–1872

A lively Victorian journalist and humorist, this Punch writer brought wit, social observation, and a sharp eye for everyday life to his work. His writing ranges from comic sketches and plays to vivid pieces about London and its people.

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Albert Smith

1816–1860

A witty Victorian entertainer and travel writer, he turned his adventures into lively books and hugely popular public shows. Best remembered for his Mont Blanc journey, he brought humor and spectacle together in a way that made him a standout literary celebrity of his day.

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William Makepeace Thackeray

1811–1863

A sharp, funny observer of society, he turned the manners and ambitions of Victorian England into lively fiction that still feels fresh. Best known for Vanity Fair, he wrote with wit, sympathy, and a clear eye for human weakness.

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