Punch's Pocket Book Archive
@punchspocketbook.bsky.social
Punch's Pocket Book Archive is an international digital project based at @universite-caen.bsky.social
It aims to deliver a fully searchable archive from a complete run of Punch's Pocket Books (1843-1881), an ancillary publication of Punch magazine.
It aims to deliver a fully searchable archive from a complete run of Punch's Pocket Books (1843-1881), an ancillary publication of Punch magazine.
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An automaton fuelled by tomes of newly available knowledge sweeps away the old society. No, not a self-portrait by ChatGPT in the style of a Georgian satirical print, but one of several “March of Intellect” cartoons published ca. 1828: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/march-of-the-intellect
January 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
An automaton fuelled by tomes of newly available knowledge sweeps away the old society. No, not a self-portrait by ChatGPT in the style of a Georgian satirical print, but one of several “March of Intellect” cartoons published ca. 1828: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/march-of-the-intellect
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In VPR 58.2, Sofie Vandepitte dives into Punch’s satire of British #seaside #tourism for the elite and lower classes. Discover how #Punch represented Welsh resorts as loci of both decadence and primitiveness: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In VPR 58.2, Sofie Vandepitte dives into Punch’s satire of British #seaside #tourism for the elite and lower classes. Discover how #Punch represented Welsh resorts as loci of both decadence and primitiveness: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org
Working on Victorian graphic art often brings wonderful surprises like this sketch of Alice and the dodo in one of Tenniel's sketchbooks, ca. 1865.
From the Harry Elkins Widener collection at the Houghton Library, @harvard.edu
From the Harry Elkins Widener collection at the Houghton Library, @harvard.edu
December 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Working on Victorian graphic art often brings wonderful surprises like this sketch of Alice and the dodo in one of Tenniel's sketchbooks, ca. 1865.
From the Harry Elkins Widener collection at the Houghton Library, @harvard.edu
From the Harry Elkins Widener collection at the Houghton Library, @harvard.edu
Pleased as Punch to see that our retrospective of the "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archives" study day we held at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social last month is now online on @rs4vp.org's website! Wonderful speakers, keynotes and audience. Thank you all!
Happy Friday! Some light reading to enliven your weekend: a retrospective on the "Pictorial Punch: Treasures from the Archive" study day by our friends @punchspocketbook.bsky.social in November. Several candid photos from the day included! Thanks for #SharingYourNews!
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Pictorial Punch: Treasures from the Archive – RSVP
The Punch's Pocket Book Archive team shares a retrospective on their one-day study day hosted at the British Library on 7 November 2025.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Pleased as Punch to see that our retrospective of the "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archives" study day we held at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social last month is now online on @rs4vp.org's website! Wonderful speakers, keynotes and audience. Thank you all!
Just a cat playing with a yarn ball, in a pocket book.
From John Leech's frontispiece to Punch's Pocket Book for 1852.
From John Leech's frontispiece to Punch's Pocket Book for 1852.
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Just a cat playing with a yarn ball, in a pocket book.
From John Leech's frontispiece to Punch's Pocket Book for 1852.
From John Leech's frontispiece to Punch's Pocket Book for 1852.
"Mr Ritchee's dinner - Where I almost took too much wine. Very good."
W. M. Thackeray, almost drunk.
Punch's Pocket Book for 1856, at the NYC Public Library.
W. M. Thackeray, almost drunk.
Punch's Pocket Book for 1856, at the NYC Public Library.
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Mr Ritchee's dinner - Where I almost took too much wine. Very good."
W. M. Thackeray, almost drunk.
Punch's Pocket Book for 1856, at the NYC Public Library.
W. M. Thackeray, almost drunk.
Punch's Pocket Book for 1856, at the NYC Public Library.
Dickens's chair and desk, here at the New York Public Library.
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Dickens's chair and desk, here at the New York Public Library.
Punch's Pocket Book entry of the day:
"Music at home. Used 12 sherry, 2 mead, 2 claret, 3 port, 9 champagne."
Pity I could not attend that performance.
"Music at home. Used 12 sherry, 2 mead, 2 claret, 3 port, 9 champagne."
Pity I could not attend that performance.
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Punch's Pocket Book entry of the day:
"Music at home. Used 12 sherry, 2 mead, 2 claret, 3 port, 9 champagne."
Pity I could not attend that performance.
"Music at home. Used 12 sherry, 2 mead, 2 claret, 3 port, 9 champagne."
Pity I could not attend that performance.
Punch's Pocket Book entry of the day: 'Nothing particular - Oyster dinner.' That may well be the title of my next paper.
Fantastic day at the Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections, Brandeis University.
Fantastic day at the Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections, Brandeis University.
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Punch's Pocket Book entry of the day: 'Nothing particular - Oyster dinner.' That may well be the title of my next paper.
Fantastic day at the Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections, Brandeis University.
Fantastic day at the Robert D. Farber Archives and Special Collections, Brandeis University.
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The great news of the day is that the New York Public Library holds W. M. Thackeray's very own Punch's Pocket Book for 1856, with ms. annotations about 'the fat of the land, claret in plenty & smoking too much.'
What's not to like? Made an appointment to consult the resource next week.
What's not to like? Made an appointment to consult the resource next week.
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The great news of the day is that the New York Public Library holds W. M. Thackeray's very own Punch's Pocket Book for 1856, with ms. annotations about 'the fat of the land, claret in plenty & smoking too much.'
What's not to like? Made an appointment to consult the resource next week.
What's not to like? Made an appointment to consult the resource next week.
Want to have your eyesight tested gratis?
Read Punch's Pocket Book for 1856! 🔍 👓
Read Punch's Pocket Book for 1856! 🔍 👓
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Want to have your eyesight tested gratis?
Read Punch's Pocket Book for 1856! 🔍 👓
Read Punch's Pocket Book for 1856! 🔍 👓
Punch's Pocket Book Archive project as seen through Voyant Tools.
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Punch's Pocket Book Archive project as seen through Voyant Tools.
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Many thanks to our wonderful speakers and audience, last Friday at the British Library, for our "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archive" event.
Punch's Pocket Book Archive is now entering its second phase: keep in touch!
Punch's Pocket Book Archive is now entering its second phase: keep in touch!
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Many thanks to our wonderful speakers and audience, last Friday at the British Library, for our "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archive" event.
Punch's Pocket Book Archive is now entering its second phase: keep in touch!
Punch's Pocket Book Archive is now entering its second phase: keep in touch!
What a surprise to find a collection of Punches, today, on the shelves of the beautiful Kenwood House!
October 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What a surprise to find a collection of Punches, today, on the shelves of the beautiful Kenwood House!
One of the treasures of the museum's storage room was a box full of Linley Sambourne's own Punch's Pocket Books, several of which are annotated.
October 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
One of the treasures of the museum's storage room was a box full of Linley Sambourne's own Punch's Pocket Books, several of which are annotated.
Sounds really fascinating!
September 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sounds really fascinating!
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What's not to like about this amazing opportunity for a dedicated periodicals studies scholar! Apps due by Oct 15.
💼 We're hiring! RSVP seeks a new Editor or pair of Co-Editors to lead the Curran Index into its next phase. Many many thanks to our outgoing Editors, @emilyjlm.bsky.social+Lars Atkin for their dedication to this ongoing DH project. Applications due 15 October! rs4vp.org/curran-edito...
Lead the Curran Index as Our New Editor – RSVP
RSVP seeks a new Editor or Editors to lead the Curran Index! Applications should be sent to VP Alison Chapman by October 15.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
What's not to like about this amazing opportunity for a dedicated periodicals studies scholar! Apps due by Oct 15.
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✨ It's official! We're now accepting proposals for #RSVP2026, "Movements and Migrations"! We invite scholars to examine the relationship between periodicals, migrations, and movements for our 2026 conference in Dublin. Full CFP and more details on our main website.
RSVP Annual Conference – RSVP
The nineteenth century was marked by unprecedented migration, as people moved to urban centers; were forcibly or semi-forcibly relocated; and emigrated to escape war, famine, economic instability, or…
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September 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
✨ It's official! We're now accepting proposals for #RSVP2026, "Movements and Migrations"! We invite scholars to examine the relationship between periodicals, migrations, and movements for our 2026 conference in Dublin. Full CFP and more details on our main website.
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Looking forward to this online event in September, thanks to @feministcity.bsky.social, @wcmlibrary.bsky.social among others.
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August 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Looking forward to this online event in September, thanks to @feministcity.bsky.social, @wcmlibrary.bsky.social among others.
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Lewis Carroll's original sepia ink illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/carroll-illustrations-for-alice-undergound @britishlibrary
August 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Lewis Carroll's original sepia ink illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/carroll-illustrations-for-alice-undergound @britishlibrary
Only a few days left to register for our "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archive" study day, to be held at the #BritishLibrary on November 7.
Information and registration here: pictorial-punch.sciencesconf.org/registration
Information and registration here: pictorial-punch.sciencesconf.org/registration
August 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Only a few days left to register for our "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archive" study day, to be held at the #BritishLibrary on November 7.
Information and registration here: pictorial-punch.sciencesconf.org/registration
Information and registration here: pictorial-punch.sciencesconf.org/registration
Pleased to announce that registration for the "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archive" study day at the British Library (Nov. 7, 2025) is now open.
Information can be found on the event website, including a link to the registration page. Please note that the registration deadline is 31 August
Information can be found on the event website, including a link to the registration page. Please note that the registration deadline is 31 August
Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archive - Sciencesconf.org
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June 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Pleased to announce that registration for the "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archive" study day at the British Library (Nov. 7, 2025) is now open.
Information can be found on the event website, including a link to the registration page. Please note that the registration deadline is 31 August
Information can be found on the event website, including a link to the registration page. Please note that the registration deadline is 31 August
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Thx to our amazing intern Ellie Croot for her post on the @punchspocketbook.bsky.social blog re LNCN's latest research event. Ellie soon starts a new research internship at the University of Oxford on 'Slave Trade and Plantation Management: The Barham Papers (1792-1820)'. 👏
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Transnational Popular Print in the Long Nineteenth Century: Reading Across Borders, Genres and Histories
On Wednesday April 2nd, Manchester Metropolitan University hosted the engaging hybrid research seminar “Transnational Popular Print in the Long Nineteenth Century.” Drawing together scholars from across the university and beyond, the event explored the international networks, subversive aesthetics and marginalised voices...
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June 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thx to our amazing intern Ellie Croot for her post on the @punchspocketbook.bsky.social blog re LNCN's latest research event. Ellie soon starts a new research internship at the University of Oxford on 'Slave Trade and Plantation Management: The Barham Papers (1792-1820)'. 👏
ppbka.hypotheses.org/1711
ppbka.hypotheses.org/1711
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CFP: Essays in Honor of Brian Maidment (Proposals due May 15; Essays due Nov. 1). Guest editors Mary Elizabeth Leighton and Lisa Surridge invite proposals for a special issue of VPR. For full details, visit rs4vp.org/cfp-vpr-spec... @rs4vp.bsky.social
CFP: Special VPR Issue (Winter 2026) – RSVP
Call for proposals for a special issue of VPR honoring the late Brian Maidment! Proposals due May 15, 2025 and will be published Winter 2026.
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April 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
CFP: Essays in Honor of Brian Maidment (Proposals due May 15; Essays due Nov. 1). Guest editors Mary Elizabeth Leighton and Lisa Surridge invite proposals for a special issue of VPR. For full details, visit rs4vp.org/cfp-vpr-spec... @rs4vp.bsky.social
Punch's Pocket Book Archive team is thrilled to announce that we have received a grant from the @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social for the organisation of our 'Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive' study day at the britishlibrary.bsky.social
CFP available here: eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
CFP available here: eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
March 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Punch's Pocket Book Archive team is thrilled to announce that we have received a grant from the @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social for the organisation of our 'Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive' study day at the britishlibrary.bsky.social
CFP available here: eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
CFP available here: eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...