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100 1 _aMay, Phil,
_d1864-1903
245 1 0 _aMr. Punch's Railway Book
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-01-21
508 _aProduced by Neville Allen, 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)
520 _a"Mr. Punch's Railway Book" by Phil May et al. is a humorous compilation of illustrations and writings, likely created during the late 19th century. This work is part of the broader "Punch Library of Humour," which aims to showcase the best comedic contributions from the magazine "Punch," dating back to its inception in 1841. The book captures the amusing aspects of railway travel, drawing on its historical context and the public experience of an evolving transportation system, all through a lighthearted lens. The opening of "Mr. Punch's Railway Book" introduces readers to the whimsical and satirical world of railway travel in the 19th century. It reflects on the novelty of train journeys, recounts how the humor surrounding railways has changed from biting criticism of past inefficiencies to a celebration of modern comforts, while still retaining that element of comedic mischief that rail travel inspires. Various comedic anecdotes, jokes, and witty observations set the stage for a collection that guarantees laughter, portraying the chaos and absurdity of navigating the railway system of that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish wit and humor
653 _aEnglish wit and humor, Pictorial
653 _aRailroads -- Great Britain -- Humor
700 1 _aHammerton, J. A.
_q(John Alexander),
_d1871-1949
700 1 _aCleaver, Reginald,
_d1870-1954
700 1 _aDu Maurier, George,
_d1834-1896
700 1 _aKeene, Charles,
_d1823-1891
700 1 _aLeech, John,
_d1817-1864
700 1 _aPartridge, Bernard,
_d1861-1945
700 1 _aRaven-Hill, L.
_q(Leonard),
_d1867-1942
700 1 _aReed, Edward Tennyson,
_d1860-1933
700 1 _aTenniel, John,
_d1820-1914
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35027
999 _c75872
_d75872