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245 1 0 _aPunch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 7, 1917
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-12-24
508 _aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 7, 1917" is a historical publication created by various authors during the early 20th century, amidst World War I. This book serves as a satirical collection, capturing the humor and social commentary of the time through political cartoons, anecdotes, and poems that reflect the societal issues, war sentiments, and everyday life in wartime England. The content of this edition of "Punch" includes humorous takes on the absurdities and hardships of war, with critiques of political figures, social norms, and civilian challenges. For instance, it offers parodies of military life, light-hearted jabs at the Kaiser and the situation in Greece, and reactions to wartime scarcity, such as food shortages and the absurdity of government regulations. Additionally, it presents various fictional letters and poems that convey both a sense of levity and the underlying gravity of the issues faced by citizens during this turbulent period, encapsulating the spirit of resilience blended with satire that characterized much of the public discourse at the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish wit and humor -- Periodicals
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14450
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