Aspilky: A Monthly Chronicle of Politics, Literature, and Customs was the first edition of a series of newspaper columns published in January and February 1873. This book is a collection of heated political debates, literary reviews, and caricatured representations of the social customs of that time. Its authors penetrated into the essence of the events that took place in Portugal and beyond, offering their readers a deep analysis and a fun look at life. This book is not only a valuable document of its time, but also a source of important conclusions about social and political activity in the 19th century.