When you find Conrad’s Heart of Darkness in a #LittleFreeLibrary, it’s the universe telling you to read Heart of Darkness. Image
There are about ten Little Free Libraries within walking distance of our place. My big find today: Mr. Punch Goes Motoring, from c. 1935. I’ll be tweeting some of the best bits. Image
Some pretty funny cartoons, surprisingly. And a great colour one to start.

Actually, I see it’s “in colours”. Image
I require provenance for all my rare books. This was once owned by our National Broadcaster. Image
One of my favourite gags from Mr. Punch Goes Motoring. Love the smirk on the footman’s face. Image
I know these Punch cartoons are a bit old-fashioned, but some of them strike me as being very funny. Image

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