Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. 4 (of 4).—1892-1914Graves, Charles L. (Charles Larcom)
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Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. 4 (of 4).—1892-1914
Graves, Charles L. (Charles Larcom)
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Humor
Wilhelm, ex-Crown Prince of Germany, visits India, iv. 75
Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, ii. 35 _ill._, 195 _seq._;
death, iii. 51, 225
Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany, ii. 25; iii. 8, 51;
utterance of, iii. 52;
relations with Bismarck, iii. 54;
visits England, iii. 57 _seq._;
aggressive attitude, iii. 59, 61;
dismisses Bismarck, iii. 61;
and race of armaments, iii. 71;
visits England, 1891, iii. 232 _seq._;
through _P.'s_ eyes, iv. 11;
telegram to Krüger, iv. 20, 26 _seq._;
and Professor Quidde, iv. 26;
_lèse-majesté_ campaign, iv. 26, 32, 48;
distrusted in England, iv. 56;
and naval retrenchment, iv. 63;
dispute with his Chancellor, iv. 64;
fiftieth birthday, iv. 65, 80;
congratulates Roumania, iv. 83
William of Wied, Prince, chosen sovereign of Albania, iv. 84
Willis's Rooms, i. 276
Wilson, Dr., on Scott's Antarctic expedition, iv. 190
Wilson, Sir Erasmus, and Cleopatra's Needle, ii. 153
Wilson, President Woodrow, iv. 143
Wimbledon Volunteer camp removed by order, iii. 68 _seq._
Winchilsea, 10th Earl of, duel with Duke of Wellington, i. 114
Winchilsea, 11th Earl of, bellicosity as Lord Maidstone, i. 115
Wireless telegraphy, iv. 181, 186
Wiseman, Cardinal, issues pastoral, i. 99;
attacked by _P._ 99-100, 101 _ill._;
original of "Bishop Blougram," i. 103;
retorts on _P._, _ibid._;
life of, reviewed by _P._, iv. 158, 162
Wolseley, Sir Garnet (1st Viscount Wolseley), ii. 38; iii. 3;
Tel-el-Kebir, iii. 32, 54, 71, 217;
controversy with Dr. W. H. Russell, iii. 111;
opposes Channel Tunnel, iii. 204;
on duration of Boer war, iv. 38
Women, assaults on, i. 19, 252;
and emigration, i. 58, 255; iii. 128;
accomplishments of, i. 213, 214;
masculinity of, i. 244;
and smoking, i. 244, 246; iii. 131;
the "model fast lady," i. 245-7;
in medicine, i. 250;
"Bloomerism," _ibid._; ii. 236-65;
and toy-dogs, ii. 241;
as artists, i. 252; ii. 243;
musicians, _ibid._;
gymnasts, ii. 244 _seq._;
new occupations, ii. 246;
strong-minded, ii. 246 _seq._;
and the professions, i. 249 _seq._; ii. 247, 258 _seq._;
iii. 124 _seq._;
and marriage, ii. 262, 263;
workers, iii. 88 _seq._, 133 _seq._;
status of, iii. 114-136;
higher education of, i. 248; ii. 260; iii. 116 _seq._;
and cookery, iii. 117;
and physical culture, iii. 118;
women's associations, iii. 124 _seq._;
as jurors, iii. 129;
clubs for, iii. 130; iv. 169, 172;
in sports and pastime, iii. 131 _seq._, 294; iv. 163, 167, 171;
the new, iv. 165-8;
chauffeurs, iv. 168;
University students, iv. 167, 169, 170;
aviators, iv. 178
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