Punch's advice to those about to marry

[Richard Wright]

The words "Advice to those about to marry - don't" are confidently
attributed to Punch's Almanac of 1845.

However I want to check whether this is a one-liner, or whether it us
set in a context. There seems to be no copy of this particular Almanac
online.

Does anybody have an image of the page?

[Donna Richoux]

Post by Richard Wright
The words "Advice to those about to marry - don't" are confidently
attributed to Punch's Almanac of 1845.
However I want to check whether this is a one-liner, or whether it us
set in a context. There seems to be no copy of this particular Almanac
online.
Does anybody have an image of the page?

Not an image, but this 1896 snippet says it was preceded by the line
"Worthy of Attention".
http://tinyurl.com/39c2mo9

Another description with a bit more detail in this 1996 book:
http://tinyurl.com/3akymm3
A parody of an ad, apparently.

[Richard Wright]

Thanks, Donna. That has given me a focus on the source - "Comic
Almanac" for 1845..

Richard

Post by Donna Richoux

Post by Richard Wright
The words "Advice to those about to marry - don't" are confidently
attributed to Punch's Almanac of 1845.
However I want to check whether this is a one-liner, or whether it us
set in a context. There seems to be no copy of this particular Almanac
online.
Does anybody have an image of the page?

Not an image, but this 1896 snippet says it was preceded by the line
"Worthy of Attention".
http://tinyurl.com/39c2mo9
http://tinyurl.com/3akymm3
A parody of an ad, apparently.

[Joe Fineman]

Post by Richard Wright
The words "Advice to those about to marry - don't" are confidently
attributed to Punch's Almanac of 1845.
However I want to check whether this is a one-liner, or whether it
us set in a context. There seems to be no copy of this particular
Almanac online.
Does anybody have an image of the page?

Not I; but my impression (based on a mention in MEU that I can't find
at the moment) is that it was a two-liner: "Advice..." was the title
of the essay, and the body of it, with witty brevity, was "Don't".

[R H Draney]

Post by Joe Fineman

Post by Richard Wright
The words "Advice to those about to marry - don't" are confidently
attributed to Punch's Almanac of 1845.
However I want to check whether this is a one-liner, or whether it
us set in a context. There seems to be no copy of this particular
Almanac online.
Does anybody have an image of the page?

Not I; but my impression (based on a mention in MEU that I can't find
at the moment) is that it was a two-liner: "Advice..." was the title
of the essay, and the body of it, with witty brevity, was "Don't".

Cf movie critic Roger Ebert's two-letter review of the movie "Isn't It
Romantic?"...r