. Review of reviews and world's work. rivalsone after another have withered awayi One or twohave preserved for a time, and, for the matter of that,still preserve a more or less difficult existence upon amore or less restricted circulation. But Alexander Sel-kirk on liis desolate island was not more in solitarygrandeur throned tlian is Mr. Punchin the midst of themillions of Great Britain. The undisputed preeminence of 3fr. Punch isthe more remarkable in view of the fact that he by no means confines his jurisdiction to thedomain of social mirth. He is a power in the land, a potent influence in
. Review of reviews and world's work. rivalsone after another have withered awayi One or twohave preserved for a time, and, for the matter of that,still preserve a more or less difficult existence upon amore or less restricted circulation. But Alexander Sel-kirk on liis desolate island was not more in solitarygrandeur throned tlian is Mr. Punchin the midst of themillions of Great Britain. The undisputed preeminence of 3fr. Punch isthe more remarkable in view of the fact that he by no means confines his jurisdiction to thedomain of social mirth. He is a power in the land, a potent influence in po-litical affairs, and occasionally not without authority inmatters ecclesiastical. Nor is it only in this land thathe wields a potent scepter. He sometimes interveneswith great effect in international affairs. Foreignersfail to understand it, mock at it, resent it. But it isvery real for all that. After these preliminary remarks, Mr. Steadrecounts briefly the past history of Punch. Hereis the chronology of the dynasty of editors :. SIR FRANCIS BURNAND. 1841-1870—Mark Lemon, with whom reignedfor a brief season Henry —Shirley —Tom —Sir Francis Burnand. 1906 Mr. Owen Seaman. The late editor. Sir Francis, has had the long-est reign of any of the editors of Punch, except-ing Mark Lemon. He was the only editor ofPunch who has been knighted. The honor was 496 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REI^IEIVS. conferred on the initiative and by the specialdesire of King Edward. Burnand from his earliest youth had a strongbias toward the stage. He played in little dra-mas at home when he was five, and all thioughlife he was devoted to tlie theater. After plays,he was most devoted to novels. Scott, Lytton,James, and Harrison Ainsworth were his favor-ites. He was a little Tom All Alone withoutplaymates, and novels and plays filled up hisexistence. When he went to Eton he did notshine as a scholar. He never could learn hisclassical lessons,
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