Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 15, 1890

Punch magazine was the voice of Victorian wit, and this November 1890 issue captures British satire at its sharpest. Here you will find the satirical articles, verse, and illustrations that made Punch essential reading for everyone from factory workers to the royal family. The issue includes 'Mr. Punch's Prize Novels' and features a comic clash between the earthy local humorist Tammas Haggart and a presumptuous newcomer who fancies himself a wit. This is not gentle humor. It is scalpel-sharp commentary on politics, society, and the absurdities of daily Victorian life, preserved exactly as readers encountered it over a century ago.