Punch, the Illustrated London News, and other Victorian Periodicals on Leisure and Amusements (original) (raw)

Enjoying the Fine Arts

• "Professional Beauties of the Past"
• "Flunkyana"
• "A New Reading of a Famous Picture"
• At the R. A. -- Triumph of Realistic Art
• Instinctive Critical Acumen [Moses Striking the Rock]
• "An Infelicitious Question"
• "Aesthetics"
• "An Antediluvian Survival"
• Perils of Aesthetic Culture
• Nincompoopiana
• Aesthetic Pride

Parks and Open Spaces

• "Pony-Races on Blackheath. — Drawn by Leech."
• "Whitsuntide in Greenwich Park. — Drawn by Phiz "
• "The English Take Their Pleasures Sadly " by George du Maurier
• "Meet of the Four-in-Hand Club, Hyde Park, London " by George du Maurier
• See also: London parks

Parties and Social occasions

• Punch on society and manners
• "The Dancing Man of the Period" by George du Maurier
• "Unconscious Cynicism" by George du Maurier
• "The Joys of Hospitality" by George du Maurier
• "Breakfast at Bonnebouche Hall" by George du Maurier
• "A Claim to Social Precedence" by George du Maurier
• "A Cup of Tea and a Quiet Cigarette after Lunch" by George du Maurier
• See also Unlucky Speeches, Ill-Considered Utterances, and Things One Could Wish to Have Expressed Otherwise

Clubs and Pubs

• Punch on Sunday pub closing
• See also: Victorian pubs

The Seaside

• "The Swimmers" (Punch)
• "A Judge by Appearance" (Punch)

Sports

• Punch on fad and fashions (banjos, bicyling, swimming)
• "Just in Time for a Cup of Tea" [hunting] by George du Maurier

Victorian Web Social History Illustration John Leech

Last modified 30 August 2006