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.
"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.
rs4vp.org
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)'. 👏
ppbka.hypotheses.org/1711
ppbka.hypotheses.org/1711
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.
rs4vp.org
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...
The Punch's Pocket Archive team is organising a study day at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social on November 7, 2025, and we would be delighted to receive a paper proposal from you!
“Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive”
The call is available here:
eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
“Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive”
The call is available here:
eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive · ERIBIA - Équipe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la Grande-Bretagne, l'Irlande et l'Amérique du Nord
Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive November 7, 2025 - The British Library, London, UK. Confirmed keynote speakers: Dr. Patrick Leary, historian
eribia.unicaen.fr
March 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The Punch's Pocket Archive team is organising a study day at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social on November 7, 2025, and we would be delighted to receive a paper proposal from you!
“Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive”
The call is available here:
eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
“Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive”
The call is available here:
eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
Pleased as Punch to discover these wonderful (but hitherto unlisted) collections in @universite-caen.bsky.social's Victorian collections!
What a lovely surprise, today, to learn that @universite-caen.bsky.social holds complete runs of The Yellow Book and The Savoy! The collections will now be given pride of place among our Victorian holdings. #TheYellowBook #TheSavoy
March 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Pleased as Punch to discover these wonderful (but hitherto unlisted) collections in @universite-caen.bsky.social's Victorian collections!
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There's still time to get your Leary Grant proposal in! Leary Grants provide a single researcher or a team of researchers with 💲 to build resources that enhance our understanding of the #19thCpress. Applications are due *March 15* at 11:59 p.m. PST!
The Patrick Leary Field Development Grant – RSVP
The Patrick Leary Field Development Grant is named for long-time RSVP supporter, Board member and former President, Patrick Leary. It is intended to support one scholar or a team of researchers in…
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March 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
There's still time to get your Leary Grant proposal in! Leary Grants provide a single researcher or a team of researchers with 💲 to build resources that enhance our understanding of the #19thCpress. Applications are due *March 15* at 11:59 p.m. PST!
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Definitely worth adding to your weekend reading. Brian's work and leadership is truly foundational to our present understanding of the #19thcpress, not to mention the collegiality of RSVP
Brian Maidment, past president and friend of RSVP, passed away on Jan 28. This past summer, he spoke with Marysa Demoor for our Roots of RSVP series and reflected on a long career of studying mass circulation print culture. Read the interview in VPR: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Definitely worth adding to your weekend reading. Brian's work and leadership is truly foundational to our present understanding of the #19thcpress, not to mention the collegiality of RSVP
Wonderful findings in Punch's Pocket Book today: a child's multicoloured collage and a student's sketches (1879 & 1880). Also found: a coded message!
February 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Wonderful findings in Punch's Pocket Book today: a child's multicoloured collage and a student's sketches (1879 & 1880). Also found: a coded message!