An automaton fuelled by tomes of newly available knowledge sweeps away the old society. No, not a self-portrait by ChatGPT in the style of a Georgian satirical print, but one of several “March of Intellect” cartoons published ca. 1828: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/march-of-the-intellect

In VPR 58.2, Sofie Vandepitte dives into Punch’s satire of British #seaside #tourism for the elite and lower classes. Discover how #Punch represented Welsh resorts as loci of both decadence and primitiveness: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @rs4vp.org

Working on Victorian graphic art often brings wonderful surprises like this sketch of Alice and the dodo in one of Tenniel's sketchbooks, ca. 1865. From the Harry Elkins Widener collection at the Houghton Library, @harvard.edu

Pleased as Punch to see that our retrospective of the "Pictorial Punch - Treasures from the Archives" study day we held at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social last month is now online on @rs4vp.org's website! Wonderful speakers, keynotes and audience. Thank you all!

Just a cat playing with a yarn ball, in a pocket book. From John Leech's frontispiece to Punch's Pocket Book for 1852.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

Want to have your eyesight tested gratis? Read Punch's Pocket Book for 1856! 🔍 👓

Punch's Pocket Book Archive project as seen through Voyant Tools.

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!

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.

Sounds really fascinating!

What's not to like about this amazing opportunity for a dedicated periodicals studies scholar! Apps due by Oct 15.

✨ 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.

Looking forward to this online event in September, thanks to @feministcity.bsky.social, @wcmlibrary.bsky.social among others. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-...

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

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

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

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...

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...

Pleased as Punch to discover these wonderful (but hitherto unlisted) collections in @universite-caen.bsky.social's Victorian collections!

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!

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!

Check your mailbox for a new issue of VPR! This double issue is packed with exciting scholarship, including our VanArsdel and Expanding the Field Prize winners and a Roots of RSVP interview with Brian Maidment. muse.jhu.edu/issue/54262 @rs4vp.bsky.social

A Victorian take on gender terminology from Punch's Pocket Book for 1854.