Punch on Afghanistan

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Disraeli and Afghanistan

• Our “Imperial” Guard
• [Caricature of Disraeli as Music Hall entertainer singing about Khandahar]

Ameer Ali

• “Poor Buffer!” (19 October 1878)
• Save me from my friends! (30 November 1878)
• “Nous Avon Changé Tout Cela” (31 December 1878)

England vs. Russia

• Rival Sportsmen! (21 September 1878)
• The Shadow on the Hills! (5 October 1878)

The cost of an Afghan campaign

• “Who’s to Pay?” (7 December 1878)(
• Indian Curry! (12 October 1878)

Related material

• Fun, Punch’s Rival, on Afghanistan
• Afghanistan and British India (homepage)

Bibliography

Cartoons from the Library of Mr. Punch. London: Punch Office, 1878. Hathi Digital Library Trust online version of a copy in the University of Minnesota Library. Web. 9 May 2020.

Punch, or the London Charivari. (September-December 1878). Hathi Digital Library Trust online version of a copy in the University of Chicago Library. Web. 9 May 2020.

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