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Punch—The First Hundred Volumes
The greatest English-language satirical magazine of all time, now available as a 100-volume, 29,290-page, fully text-searchable download.
Offering a unique insight into all aspects of Victorian society, the first hundred volumes of Punch explore everything from international politics to London fashions, fine art, music, drama and sports. Abounding in witty prose and verse, Punch also features humorous illustrations aplenty—this is the magazine that coined the term “cartoon,” after all.
“Punch goes everywhere,” Winston Churchill once observed. William Makepeave Thackerey, whose Vanity Fair is serialized in this collection, noted that “there never was before published in this world so many volumes that contained so much cause for laughing.” Marion Henry Spielmann, the distinguished art critic and pupil of Charlier, characterized the magazine’s content as “all that is best in wit and virtue.” The first hundred volumes of the magazine’s run include notable contributions from such pioneering writers and illustrators as Henry Mayhew, Mark Lemon, John Tenniel, May Kendall, John Leech and Georgina Bowers.
For lovers of the history of conjuring, Punch offers fascinating details about magical luminaries including John Henry Anderson, Philippe, Robert-Houdin, Wiljalba Frikel, John Nevil Maskelyne and Carl Hertz. From a delightful poem sending up a pedantic audience member’s response to a spectacular effect presented by Ludwig Döbler to discussions of such varied subjects as automata, confidence tricks, mesmerism and Spiritualism, these fully searchable volumes offer a wealth of primary material that will prove essential reading to students of nineteenth-century magic history.
VOLUMES 1-100 Bundle
Click here to browse and purchase individual volumes.
Punch—The First Hundred Volumes
The greatest English-language satirical magazine of all time, now available as a 100-volume, 29,290-page, fully text-searchable download.
Offering a unique insight into all aspects of Victorian society, the first hundred volumes of Punch explore everything from international politics to London fashions, fine art, music, drama and sports. Abounding in witty prose and verse, Punch also features humorous illustrations aplenty—this is the magazine that coined the term “cartoon,” after all.
“Punch goes everywhere,” Winston Churchill once observed. William Makepeave Thackerey, whose Vanity Fair is serialized in this collection, noted that “there never was before published in this world so many volumes that contained so much cause for laughing.” Marion Henry Spielmann, the distinguished art critic and pupil of Charlier, characterized the magazine’s content as “all that is best in wit and virtue.” The first hundred volumes of the magazine’s run include notable contributions from such pioneering writers and illustrators as Henry Mayhew, Mark Lemon, John Tenniel, May Kendall, John Leech and Georgina Bowers.
For lovers of the history of conjuring, Punch offers fascinating details about magical luminaries including John Henry Anderson, Philippe, Robert-Houdin, Wiljalba Frikel, John Nevil Maskelyne and Carl Hertz. From a delightful poem sending up a pedantic audience member’s response to a spectacular effect presented by Ludwig Döbler to discussions of such varied subjects as automata, confidence tricks, mesmerism and Spiritualism, these fully searchable volumes offer a wealth of primary material that will prove essential reading to students of nineteenth-century magic history.
