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First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of texts written by and about the novelist, which
provide an insight into his life and works beyond his major novels
such as Vanity Fair. It begins with some of Thackeray's
lesser-known journalistic work and travel writings and moves on to
key works written about the author in the second half of the 19th
century and at the turn of the 20th century. Each volume begins
with an informative introduction by Richard Pearson, providing a
brief analysis of each text and presenting the context in which it
was written. This set will be of keen interest to those studying
William Thackeray and nineteenth-century literature more broadly.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This fifth
volume contains the memoir of Eyre Crowe, who accompanied Thackeray
on his tour of America. The account offers an outsider's glimpse
into the professional and public world of William Thackeray whilst
on his tour of the United States. It provides the itinerary of the
trip, as well as images of the places and people met on the tour,
which the reader could not obtain from Thackeray's letters alone.
The introduction by Richard Pearson discusses Crowe and Thackeray's
relationship, Thackeray's role as a public speaker and his opinion
on slavery, a heated issue in both England and America at the time.
This book will be of interest to those studying Thackeray and
nineteenth-century travel writing and literature.
This title was first published in 2000: Thackeray's "minor
writings" remain caught in a debate about what constitutes
"literature" and whether magazine writing and journalism might be
construed as such. This debate was present during the inception of
the mass periodical press in the 1830s when Thackeray began his
career and forms part of the context of, reasoning within, and
techniques of Thackeray's work. Throughout his career, Thackeray
was enmeshed in critical arguments about periodicals, novels,
"realism" and commercialism. He was himself both (and neither)
journalist and literary artist and was at once a product of and
critical of emerging writing practices. This book argues that an
understanding of Thackeray's writings for periodicals and the
literary and commercial context of these is central to an
understanding of his literary achievement.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This first
volume contains extracts of William Makepeace Thackeray's early
fiction and journalism in the 1830s and 1840s. In his early career,
Thackeray worked as an editor, sub-editor, writer, reviewer,
foreign journalist, illustrator, versifier, and hack reporter, and
by 1847 had managed to maintain an unbroken and multi-faceted
literary output through magazines, journals and newspapers for
fourteen years. With an introduction by Richard Pearson, this book
reveals some of Thackeray's early and lesser-known work. This book
will be of interest to those studying Thackeray and
nineteenth-century literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This third
volume contains Anthony Trollope's volume on Thackeray from John
Morley's series entitled The English Men of Letters. The work
signifies Thackeray's move to perceived respectability, placing him
as part of the literary establishment, alongside writers such as
Spenser, Johnson, Milton, Chaucer, Pope and Wordsworth. The
introduction by Richard Pearson outlines the context in which the
volume was written and received, including Trollope and Thackeray's
relationship and the book's critical reception. This book will be
of interest to those studying Thackeray and nineteenth-century
literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This sixth
volume contains the work of Lewis Melville, one of the most
productive biographers and critics of Thackeray at the turn of the
20th century. Richard Pearson's helpful introduction not only
provides additional information on the biographer himself, but also
analyses the text and tracks its development over time. This book
will be of interest to those studying Thackeray and
nineteenth-century literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This
fourth volume contains Charles Plumptre Johnson's The Early
Writings of William Makepeace Thackeray and Adolphus Alfred Jack's
Thackeray: A Study. While Johnson's work signifies a landmark in
Thackeray scholarship, recognizing his lesser-known work for
magazines and newspapers, A. A. Jack's text marks a major
reassessment of Thackeray's work in light of the debate on the
moral intentionality of fiction. Richard Pearson's introduction
guides the reader through the context of each publication,
providing a helpful explanation of how and why these works were
written. This book will be of interest to those studying Thackeray
and nineteenth-century literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. William
Makepeace Thackeray spent part of virtually every year of his
writing life in Paris and he wrote continually on France and French
culture. This volume contains a selection of Thackeray's travel
writing, the majority of which centres around his time spent in
France, with the addition of some writing on his travels to Germany
and America. With an explanatory introduction by Richard Pearson,
this book reveals some of Thackeray's lesser-known work which would
later inform his novels. This book will be of interest to those
studying Thackeray and nineteenth-century travel writing and
literature.
This title was first published in 2000: Thackeray's "minor
writings" remain caught in a debate about what constitutes
"literature" and whether magazine writing and journalism might be
construed as such. This debate was present during the inception of
the mass periodical press in the 1830s when Thackeray began his
career and forms part of the context of, reasoning within, and
techniques of Thackeray's work. Throughout his career, Thackeray
was enmeshed in critical arguments about periodicals, novels,
"realism" and commercialism. He was himself both (and neither)
journalist and literary artist and was at once a product of and
critical of emerging writing practices. This book argues that an
understanding of Thackeray's writings for periodicals and the
literary and commercial context of these is central to an
understanding of his literary achievement. Focusing principally on
the foundational part of his career, from 1833-1847, but relating
this to the novels, particularly "Pendennis" and "The Adventures of
Philip" and the "Cornhill Magazine" of the 1860s, the book explores
Thackeray's ambiguous response to the burgeoning periodical press,
and considers his negotation and critique of the market-place
through a variety of publishing media.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This first
volume contains extracts of William Makepeace Thackeray's early
fiction and journalism in the 1830s and 1840s. In his early career,
Thackeray worked as an editor, sub-editor, writer, reviewer,
foreign journalist, illustrator, versifier, and hack reporter, and
by 1847 had managed to maintain an unbroken and multi-faceted
literary output through magazines, journals and newspapers for
fourteen years. With an introduction by Richard Pearson, this book
reveals some of Thackeray's early and lesser-known work. This book
will be of interest to those studying Thackeray and
nineteenth-century literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This third
volume contains Anthony Trollope's volume on Thackeray from John
Morley's series entitled The English Men of Letters. The work
signifies Thackeray's move to perceived respectability, placing him
as part of the literary establishment, alongside writers such as
Spenser, Johnson, Milton, Chaucer, Pope and Wordsworth. The
introduction by Richard Pearson outlines the context in which the
volume was written and received, including Trollope and Thackeray's
relationship and the book's critical reception. This book will be
of interest to those studying Thackeray and nineteenth-century
literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This sixth
volume contains the work of Lewis Melville, one of the most
productive biographers and critics of Thackeray at the turn of the
20th century. Richard Pearson's helpful introduction not only
provides additional information on the biographer himself, but also
analyses the text and tracks its development over time. This book
will be of interest to those studying Thackeray and
nineteenth-century literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. William
Makepeace Thackeray spent part of virtually every year of his
writing life in Paris and he wrote continually on France and French
culture. This volume contains a selection of Thackeray's travel
writing, the majority of which centres around his time spent in
France, with the addition of some writing on his travels to Germany
and America. With an explanatory introduction by Richard Pearson,
this book reveals some of Thackeray's lesser-known work which would
later inform his novels. This book will be of interest to those
studying Thackeray and nineteenth-century travel writing and
literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This
fourth volume contains Charles Plumptre Johnson's The Early
Writings of William Makepeace Thackeray and Adolphus Alfred Jack's
Thackeray: A Study. While Johnson's work signifies a landmark in
Thackeray scholarship, recognizing his lesser-known work for
magazines and newspapers, A. A. Jack's text marks a major
reassessment of Thackeray's work in light of the debate on the
moral intentionality of fiction. Richard Pearson's introduction
guides the reader through the context of each publication,
providing a helpful explanation of how and why these works were
written. This book will be of interest to those studying Thackeray
and nineteenth-century literature.
First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is
a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This fifth
volume contains the memoir of Eyre Crowe, who accompanied Thackeray
on his tour of America. The account offers an outsider's glimpse
into the professional and public world of William Thackeray whilst
on his tour of the United States. It provides the itinerary of the
trip, as well as images of the places and people met on the tour,
which the reader could not obtain from Thackeray's letters alone.
The introduction by Richard Pearson discusses Crowe and Thackeray's
relationship, Thackeray's role as a public speaker and his opinion
on slavery, a heated issue in both England and America at the time.
This book will be of interest to those studying Thackeray and
nineteenth-century travel writing and literature.
This is book 1 of a two Volume set. The Nottingham Date Book is a
book of the history of Nottingham from 850 to 1884. In particular,
after about 1750, it is full of references to every-day happenings
in the town and its people. Not just important people, but normal
people too. Its fascination for me is not only because I was born
in Nottingham and interested in its history, but also as a family
historian, as it contains so many references to people and
every-day events. It is a particularly rare book, and even more so
in its complete edition up to 1884.
The Augustinian canons moved to Dale Abbey in 1162 from their
previous home at Calke Abbey. A few years later they were replaced
by Premonstratensian canons from Tupholme and finally, a few years
after this, by another group of Premonstratensians from Welbeck.
All these attempts failed, primarily due to the isolation of the
area and the lack of good arable land amidst the thick woodlands.
From around the year 1199, the Abbey became well established
enough?and with the acquisition of further lands, tithes and other
properties?to survive for the next 340 years. Although a relatively
large establishment, the abbey was home to no more than 24 canons.
The Abbey provided priests at Ilkeston, Heanor, Kirk Hallam and
Stanton by Dale. The Abbey owned around 24,000 acres (97 km) of
land. Much would have been leased or rented out or used for grazing
or for the production of produce for the residents of the Abbey.
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