Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. 1 (of 4).—1841-1857

PREFACE

The title of this work indicates at once its main source and its limitations. The files of _Punch_ have been generally admitted to be a valuable mine of information on the manners, customs, and fashions of the Victorian age, and of the wealth of material thus provided liberal use has been made. But it must not be forgotten that _Punch_ has always been a London paper, and tha...