Punch

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893

Various; Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 8,326 words

And he walked along the deserted streets and could see no one. Here and there would be a pile of stones and wooden blocks, telling of an impeded thoroughfare, but the place itself was empty. There were seemingly no inhabitants in this deserted city. They had vanished into thin...

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2. SCENE I.--_A decorously-furnished Drawing-room, at Hornbeam Lodge,

Clapham, the residence of_ THEOPHILUS TOOVEY, Esq. _It is Sunday evening._ Mr. TOOVEY, _an elderly Gentleman with a high forehead, a rabbit mouth, and a long but somewhat wispy...

1. Volume 105, September 9th 1893

And he walked along the deserted streets and could see no one. Here and there would be a pile of stones and wooden blocks, telling of an impeded thoroughfare, but the place itse...