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Punch Information
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 Punch was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to...


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Punch Quotes
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 Punch (established 1841), humorous and satirical magazine. Sourced I used your soap two years ago; since then I have used no other. Volume lxxxvi, 1884, page 197. Illustration by Harry Furniss . (Cartoon True Humility , curate Jones having breakfast at...




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 The Independent - London
'Punch' magazine closes for second time
05/30/2002: 304 words, approx. 1 pages DWINDLING NUMBERS of loyal readers has forced the closure of the venerable satirical magazine Punch, 161 years after its first issue. Its owner, Mohamed Al Fayed, announced its demise yesterday. Subscription levels had fallen to less than 6,000, leading to mounting losses. It...
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 The Independent - London
Magazine Weekly: Can Paul Spike pack a punch with the lads?
05/19/1997: 800 words, approx. 3 pages Dentists' waiting rooms across the land are in for a shock. Punch, the ailing humour magazine relaunched with Mohamed al Fayed's backing last year, is being repositioned this week as a firmly downmarket lads' magazine. Although the magazine's editor Paul Spike has refused...
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 Venus Zine
Punch first, think later
6/29/2007: 429 words, approx. 1 pages It’s easy to see why Bruce Willis is the hip choice for any film with a tough-but-sweet cop, or charismatic bad guy. Since the first Die Hard film was released in 1988, Willis has thoroughly reinvented himself; transposing his anti-action hero persona for a slew...
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 Coral Living
Roll with the Punches
2/7/2007: 1,377 words, approx. 5 pages “Thwack!” Gloves hitting leather was the first sound I heard when I pulled in to the Fight Club parking lot for my initial boxing class. “This is it!” I told myself and braced for the sight of a crouching fighter, all neck muscles and menace.Instead,...



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Critical Essay by Henry James
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 In the following excerpt from an essay originally written in 1883, James provides an extensive examination of Du Maurier's contributions to Punch, with particular attention to his characterization of the English and French people.


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