Published in London in 1826 under the pen name Bernard Blackmantle, this little book offers the art of punning to the large portion of the British public who already practise it. Kings, dukes, clergymen and wits trade wordplay in anecdote after anecdote, illustrated by Robert Cruikshank.
A Regency jest book for lovers of wordplay and the humour of George IV’s England. Download the free EPUB.