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Le Journal Amusant

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Also known as: “Le Journal pour Rire”

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role of Philipon

In Charles Philipon
… (“The Journal for Laughing”; later Le Journal Amusant), appeared in 1848 in the form of large newspaper sheets filled with woodcuts. Besides these journals, Philipon issued many occasional publications, such as Le Musée Philipon, Les Robert Macaires, Les Physiologies, and numerous political brochures.
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