Punch, Volume 229Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman Punch Publications Limited, 1955 - English wit and humor |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 73
Page 548
... fact is that Billa acted throughout in a quite reasonable manner , and the fact that he was caught at it and gaoled may be ominous and sad but does not make him " strange . " " There was this sudden flood of prisoners , " he told the ...
... fact is that Billa acted throughout in a quite reasonable manner , and the fact that he was caught at it and gaoled may be ominous and sad but does not make him " strange . " " There was this sudden flood of prisoners , " he told the ...
Page 766
... fact - even vaguely menacing . The lank , flat - chested , straggly- haired , bonily - sexless Miss Boote was not , however , sensitive . She was , in fact , foolishly and obtusely insensitive to a high degree . Inside the flat the most ...
... fact - even vaguely menacing . The lank , flat - chested , straggly- haired , bonily - sexless Miss Boote was not , however , sensitive . She was , in fact , foolishly and obtusely insensitive to a high degree . Inside the flat the most ...
Page 767
... fact Gorse handled her as a skilful actor - manager " handles " his cast ; and the night came at last when her cheque- converted , at the suggestion of her " knight errant , " into hard , " deliciously " expendable cash - was safely in ...
... fact Gorse handled her as a skilful actor - manager " handles " his cast ; and the night came at last when her cheque- converted , at the suggestion of her " knight errant , " into hard , " deliciously " expendable cash - was safely in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ALEX ATKINSON American ANTHONY POWELL asked BERNARD HOLLOWOOD better British called CANICULE Cartwright character Christmas CLAUD COCKBURN colour comedy course English Eric Burgin eyes face fact father feel film Firdousi Foreign Frank Lovejoy French GEORGINA girl give Gorse H. F. ELLIS hand HOLLOWOOD interest keep ladies living London look Lord Lord Beaverbrook man-the matter ment mind motor never newspaper night novel Nurse Tasker Office P. G. WODEHOUSE Pajama Game paper party Peabody perhaps picture play pretty programme Punch reviews QUERDLY refer to Punch remember Rififi Robert Boothby round scene seems sort story Street sure talk television tell theatre thing thought to-day told turned VIDA HOPE voice waiting week woman wonder write young