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PUNCH: The Lively Youth of a British Institution

by RICHARD ALTICK
The Ohio State University Press, 2010
Cloth: 978-0-8142-0710-9 | Paper: 978-0-8142-0711-6
Library of Congress Classification PN5130.P8A57 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification 52

TOC

  • Contents 
    • List of Illustrations
    • Preface
    • Introduction
    • 1. 
    • “We Are a Miracle”
    • 2. 
    • Mr. Punch and His Men
    • 3. 
    • Arbiter of Press and Language
    • 4. 
    • Parody and Pastiche
    • 5. 
    • Political Caricature
    • 6. 
    • From Visual Puns to the Apollo Belvedere
    • 7. 
    • Punch and the Condition of England Question
    • 8. 
    • Protest and Reform
    • 9. 
    • Crime and Punishment
    • 10. 
    • The Ministry of Sir Rhubarb Pill
    • 11. 
    • The Russell Years
    • 12. 
    • Parliamentary Personalities: Lord Brougham and Others
    • 13. 
    • The Irish Question: Rint, Repale, and Rebellion
    • 14. 
    • Punch and Brother Jonathan
    • 15. 
    • Foreign Affairs
    • 16. 
    • The Defense of the Realm
    • 17. 
    • The Queen and Her Prince
    • 18. 
    • Two Manias: Railways and Romanism
    • 19. 
    • The Social Scene I: Categories and Classes
    • 20. 
    • The Social Scene II: The Comedy of Manners
    • 21. 
    • The (Not So) Gentle Art of Puffery
    • 22. 
    • Mr. Punch, Londoner
    • 23. 
    • From Aldermen to Undertakers: Dining and Dying in the City
    • 24. 
    • The Way to the Crystal Palace
    • 25. 
    • Learning, Science, Invention
    • 26. 
    • Literary Intelligence
    • 27. 
    • News of the Visual Arts
    • 28. 
    • Musical Stages
    • 29. 
    • The Theatrical Scene
    • Afterword
    • Appendix: Volume-Year Conversion Table
    • Bibliographical Note
    • Source Notes
    • Index
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