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The Comic Almanack, Volume 2

Name: The Comic Almanack, Volume 2
Author: Gilbert Abbott À Beckett

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

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

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Project Gutenberg

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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

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Public domain in the USA.

Description

Second series, 1844-1853.

Subjects

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

About the authors

Gilbert Abbott À Beckett

1811–1856

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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

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Albert Smith

1816–1860

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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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