Punch

The History of "Punch"

The Mystery of His Birth--Previous Unsuccessful Attempts at Solution--Proposal for a "London Charivari"--Ebenezer Landells and His Notion--Joseph Last Consults with Henry Mayhew--Whose Imagination is Fired--Staff Formed--Prospectus--_Punch_ is Born and Christened--The First Nu...

Chapters

50. Chapter 50

Mr. William Padgett--Mr. E. M. Cox--Mr. J. P. Mellor--Sir F. Leighton, Bart., P.R.A.--Mr. G. H. Jalland--Monsieur Darré--Mr. E. T. Reed--His Original Humour--"Contrasts" and "Pr...

26. Chapter 26

"Here let us sport, Boys, as we sit; Laughter and wit Flashing so free. Life is but short-- When we are gone, Let them sing on, Round the old tree."

44. Chapter 44

_Punch's_ Primitive Art--A. S. Henning--Brine--A Strange Doctrine--John Phillips--W. Newman--Pictorial Puns--H. G. Hine--John Leech--His Early Life--Friendship with Albert Smith...

29. Chapter 29

"The Unknown Man"--Jokes from Scotland--"Bang went Saxpence"--"Advice to Persons about to Marry"--Claimants and True Authorship--Origin of some of _Punch's_ Jokes and Pictures--...

42. Chapter 42

Shirley Brooks--His Wit and Humour--Training--Lays Siege to _Punch_--And Carries him by Assault--"Essence of Parliament"--William Brough--Mr. Beatty Kingston--F. I. Scudamore--M...

45. Chapter 45

William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablôt Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamer...

41. Chapter 41

Horace Mayhew--"The Wicked Old Marquis"--A Birthday Ode--R. B. Peake--Thomas Hood--"The Song of the Shirt"--Its Origin--Its Effect in the Country--Its Authorship Claimed by Othe...

35. Chapter 35

Mark Lemon--As Others Saw Him--His Duties--His Industry--His Staff and their Apportioned Work--Lemon as an Editor--And Diplomatist--A Testimonial--And a Practical Joke--Henry Ma...

47. Chapter 47

Mr. G. du Maurier's First Drawing--The "Romantic Tenor"--Polite Satire--His Types and Creations--His Pretty Women--And Fair American--"Chang," "Don," and "Punch"--Mr. du Maurier...

46. Chapter 46

Captain Howard--Receipt for Landscape Drawing--Earnings, Real and Ideal--George H. Thomas--Charles Keene--His Training--Introduction to _Punch_--Called to the Table--Uselessness...

43. Chapter 43

"Robert"--Mr. Deputy Bedford--Mr. Ashby-Sterry--Reginald Shirley Brooks--Mr. George Augustus Sala--Mr. Clement Scott--The "Times" Approves--Mr. H. W. Lucy--"Toby, M.P."--Martin...

32. Chapter 32

_Punch_ lays about Him--Assaults the "Morning Post"--The Factitious "Jenkins"--Thackeray's Farewell--Mrs. Gamp (the "Morning Herald") and Mrs. Harris (the "Standard")--_Lèse Maj...

31. Chapter 31

Origin and Growth of the Cartoon--Origin of its Name--Its Reflection of Popular Opinion--Source of _Punch's_ Power--_Punch's_ Downrightness offends France--Germany--And Russia--...

27. Chapter 27

The social and political attitude of _Punch_ to-day is a very different thing from what it was when the paper first claimed public attention and support. "When we are impecuniou...

36. Chapter 36

H. P. Grattan--W. H. Wills--R. B. Postans--Bread-Tax and Tooth-Tax--G. Hodder--G. H. B. Rodwell--Douglas Jerrold--His Caustic Wit--The "Q Papers"--A Statesman _pour rire_--His S...

25. Chapter 25

Reception of _Punch_--Early Struggles--Financial Help Invoked--The First Almanac--Its Enormous Success--Transfer of _Punch_ to Bradbury and Evans--Terms of Settlement--The New F...

49. Chapter 49

Mr. Wallis Mackay, the clever "Captious Critic" of later days, followed "W. G."--a contributor of a couple of trifles--and worked for _Punch_ from 1870 to 1874, making seven-and...

30. Chapter 30

The Cartoon takes Shape--"The Parish Councils Cockatoo"--Cartoonists and their Relative Achievements--John Leech's First--Rapidity in Design "General Février turned Traitor"--"T...

24. Chapter 24

The Mystery of His Birth--Previous Unsuccessful Attempts at Solution--Proposal for a "London Charivari"--Ebenezer Landells and His Notion--Joseph Last Consults with Henry Mayhew...

28. Chapter 28

The man who glances at _Punch's_ current number and throws it aside can have but little appreciation of the influence of the paper, not only in matters political, but in social...

37. Chapter 37

Percival Leigh--His Medical Shrewdness--Unsuspected Wealth--His Ability and Work--His Decay--Kindness of the Proprietors to the Old Pensioner--Albert Smith--Inspires varied Sent...

33. Chapter 33

Satire and Libel--Mrs. Ramsbotham Assaulted--Attacks of "The Man in the Moon" and "The Puppet-Show"--H. S. Leigh's Banter--Malicious Wit--Mr. Pincott--_Punch's_ Purity gives Off...

23. Chapter 23

Mr. William Padgett--Mr. E. M. Cox--Mr. J. P. Mellor--Sir F. Leighton, Bart., P.R.A.--Mr. G. H. Jalland--Monsieur Darré--Mr. E. T. Reed--His Original Humour--"Contrasts" and "Pr...

48. Chapter 48

Mr. Linley Sambourne--Mechanical Engineering Loses a Decorative Designer--Mr. Sambourne's Work--His Photographs--And Enterprise--Strasynski--Mr. Wilfrid Lawson--Mr. E. J. Ellis-...

34. Chapter 34

Mr. Joseph Swain supersedes Ebenezer Landells--His Education as Engraver--Head of His Department--Engraving the Big Cut: Then and Now--Printing from the Wood-blocks--Leech's Fas...

40. Chapter 40

their way these parodies have never been excelled, and the fourth of the series--"Phil Fogarty," by "Harry Rollicker"--was so excellent a burlesque that Charles Lever, on readin...

39. Chapter 39

1850, "but my hand is weary with writing 'Pendennis'--and my head boiling up with some nonsense that I must do after dinner for _Punch_. Isn't it strange that, in the midst of a...

38. Chapter 38

and his Poll waltzing an accompaniment to an article on the "Debate on the Navy," which was written by Gilbert à Beckett. To the same writer's chapter on "The Footman," in his s...

16. Chapter 16

Shirley Brooks--His Wit and Humour--Training--Lays Siege to _Punch_--And Carries him by Assault--"Essence of Parliament"--William Brough--Mr. Beatty Kingston--F. I. Scudamore--M...

17. Chapter 17

"Robert"--Mr. Deputy Bedford--Mr. Ashby-Sterry--Reginald Shirley Brooks--Mr. George Augustus Sala--Mr. Clement Scott--The "Times" Approves--Mr. H. W. Lucy--"Toby, M.P."--Martin...

15. Chapter 15

Horace Mayhew--"The Wicked Old Marquis"--A Birthday Ode--R. B. Peake--Thomas Hood--"The Song of the Shirt"--Its Origin--Its Effect in the Country--Its Authorship Claimed by Othe...

21. Chapter 21

Mr. G. du Maurier's First Drawing--The "Romantic Tenor"--Polite Satire--His Types and Creations--His Pretty Women--And Fair American--"Chang," "Don," and "Punch"--Mr. du Maurier...

6. Chapter 6

"The Unknown Man"--Jokes from Scotland--"Bang went Saxpence"--"Advice to Persons about to Marry"--Claimants and True Authorship--Origin of some of _Punch's_ Jokes and Pictures--...

20. Chapter 20

Captain Howard--Receipt for Landscape Drawing--Earnings, Real and Ideal--George H. Thomas--Charles Keene--His Training--Introduction to _Punch_--Called to the Table--Uselessness...

9. Chapter 9

_Punch_ lays about Him--Assaults the "Morning Post"--The Factitious "Jenkins"--Thackeray's Farewell--Mrs. Gamp (the "Morning Herald") and Mrs. Harris (the "Standard")--_Lèse Maj...

22. Chapter 22

Mr. Linley Sambourne--His Work--His Photographs--And Enterprise--Strasynski--Mr. Wilfrid Lawson--Mr. E. J. Ellis--Mr. Ernest Griset--Mr. A. Chasemore--Mr. Walter Browne--Mr. Bri...

7. Chapter 7

The Cartoon takes Shape--"The Parish Councils Cockatoo"--Cartoonists and their Relative Achievements--John Leech's First--Rapidity in Design--"General Février turned Traitor"--"...

3. Chapter 3

Origin and Antiquity of the Meal--Place of Celebration--The "Crown"--In Bouverie Street and Elsewhere--The Dining-Hall--The Table--And Plans--Jokes and Amenities--Jerrold and hi...

14. Chapter 14

Percival Leigh--His Medical Shrewdness--Unsuspected Wealth--His Ability and Work--His Decay--Kindness of the Proprietors to the Old Pensioner--Albert Smith--Inspires varied Sent...

13. Chapter 13

H. P. Grattan--W. H. Wills--R. B. Postans--Bread-Tax and Tooth-Tax--G. Hodder--G. H. B. Rodwell--Douglas Jerrold--His Caustic Wit--The "Q Papers"--A Statesman _pour rire_--His S...

8. Chapter 8

Origin and Growth of the Cartoon--And of its Name--Its Reflection of Popular Opinion--Source of _Punch's_ Power--_Punch's_ Downrightness offends France--Germany--And Russia--Lor...

18. Chapter 18

_Punch's_ Primitive Art--A. S. Henning--Brine--A Strange Doctrine--John Phillips--W. Newman--Pictorial Puns--H. G. Hine--John Leech--His Early Life--Friendship with Albert Smith...

19. Chapter 19

William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablôt Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamer...

10. Chapter 10

Satire and Libel--Mrs. Ramsbotham Assaulted--Attacks of "The Man in the Moon" and "The Puppet-Show"--H. S. Leigh's Banter--Malicious Wit--Mr. Pincott--_Punch's_ Purity gives Off...

12. Chapter 12

Mark Lemon--As Others Saw Him--His Duties--His Industry--His Staff and their Apportioned Work--Lemon as an Editor--And Diplomatist--A Testimonial--And a Practical Joke--Henry Ma...

2. Chapter 2

Reception of _Punch_--Early Struggles--Financial Help Invoked--The First Almanac--Its Enormous Success--Transfer of _Punch_ to Bradbury and Evans--Terms of Settlement--The New F...

1. Chapter 1

The Mystery of His Birth--Previous Unsuccessful Attempts at Solution--Proposal for a "London Charivari"--Ebenezer Landells and His Notion--Joseph Last Consults with Henry Mayhew...

11. Chapter 11

Mr. Joseph Swain supersedes Ebenezer Landells--His Education as Engraver--Head of His Department--Engraving the Big Cut: Then and Now--Printing from the Wood-blocks--Leech's Fas...

4. Chapter 4

5. Chapter 5