TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reed,Edward Tennyson
TI  - "Mr. Punch's" Book of Arms
AV  - CRNC 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - English wit and humor
KW  - English wit and humor, Pictorial
KW  - Heraldry -- Humor
N1  - Release date is 2014-07-22; Chris Curnow, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Mr. Punch's" Book of Arms by Edward Tennyson Reed is a satirical work written in the late 19th century. This book serves as a humorous collection that explores heraldry and social commentary through a whimsical lens. Reed utilizes the iconic Mr. Punch character to critique contemporary figures and societal norms in a format that combines illustrations with witty text.  The content of the book revolves around various caricatured coats of arms for notable individuals and public figures of the time, each accompanied by an imaginative and often absurd description. Through the use of parody, Reed crafts an entertaining commentary on politics, culture, and the quirks of the Victorian society, blending humor with a reflection on the nature of identity and status. Characters such as the Earl of Birmingham and Lord Kipling of Mandalay are depicted with arms that represent not just their lineage but also satirical traits of their personalities and public personas, making every entry a light-hearted critique of the elite. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46374
ER  -