** "Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914" by Various is a humorous magazine from the start of World War I, filled with funny stories and pictures about British society, politics, and everyday life as the war was coming. It shows what people thought back then, making fun of serious things like war and clueless politicians. The magazine includes jokes about joining the army and how silly society could be. It shows how the British people reacted to the growing problems in Europe, mixing jokes with the serious feeling that something bad was about to happen, giving a view of a world about to change forever. **
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914
By Various
** Witness a nation on the edge of war find humor in their leaders and coming conflict.
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