William Makepeace Thackeray has always been an author for those
with discriminating literary palettes. `I do not hesitate to name
Thackeray first' said his most devoted disciple, Anthony Trollope.
Few would deny that he is the finest literary stylist of his time.
Thackeray was at his most Thackerayan in what he called `small beer
chronicles': the little things in life. His style reached its
highest pitch in essays, his cutting wit in journalism. This is the
first `sampler' which covers all of Thackeray's versatile genius:
his cartoons, his journalism, his carefully restrained
sentimentality (much to Victorian taste), his cutting satire, his
essayism and what one could grandly call the Thackerayan world
view---summed up (as printed here) in the foreword and afterword of
his masterpiece, Vanity Fair. This collection of incidental pieces
and cartoons (no writer has ever illustrated his own work better)
catches him at his most characteristic. Enjoy. Key Points: * The
first anthology of Thackeray's varied writings as journalist and
essayist * With explanatory notes throughout by scholar and writer
John Sutherland * Illustrated with sketches and cartoons by
Thackeray * A charming gift for fans of Thackeray and Victoriana
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