The Christmas Books by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS of MR. M. A. TITMARSH by William Makepeace Thackeray CONTENTS. CHRISTMAS STORIES. Mrs. Perkins’s Ball Our Street Dr. Birch and his Young Friends The Kickleburys on the Rhine The Rose and the Ring; or, The History of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo MRS. PERKINS’S

The Book of Snobs by William Makepeace Thackeray

This Etext of The Book of Snobs by William Makepeace Thackeray scanned and proof-read by Sean Hackett (shack@eircom.net) THE BOOK OF SNOBS BY ONE OF THEMSELVES PREFATORY REMARKS (The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:– I am the individual destined to write that work–My vocation is announced

The Bedford-Row Conspiracy by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by Les Bowler, St. Ives, Dorset. THE BEDFORD-ROW CONSPIRACY Contents. I. Of the loves of Mr. Perkins and Miss Gorgon, and of the two great factions in the town of Oldborough. II. Shows how the plot began to thicken in or about Bedford Row. III. Behind the scenes. Footnote: A story

Notes on a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk from the 1911 John Murray edition. Notes on a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo by William Makepeace Thackeray DEDICATION TO CAPTAIN SAMUEL LEWIS, OF THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY’S SERVICE. My Dear Lewis, After a voyage, during which the captain of the ship

Men’s Wives by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by Les Bowler, St. Ives, Dorset. MEN’S WIVES Contents. The Ravenswing. I. Which is entirely introductory – contains an account of Miss Crump, her suitors, and her family circle. II. In which Mr. Walker makes three attempts to ascertain the dwelling of Morgiana. III. What came of Mr. Walker’s discovery of

Little Travels and Roadside Sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. LITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHES by TITMARSH by William Makepeace Thackeray I. FROM RICHMOND IN SURREY TO BRUSSELS IN BELGIUM II. GHENT–BRUGES:– Ghent (1840) Bruges III. WATERLOO LITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHES I.–FROM RICHMOND IN SURREY TO BRUSSELS IN BELGIUM . . . I quitted the “Rose

John Leech’s Pictures of Life and Character by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. John Leech’s Pictures of Life and Character by William Makepeace Thackeray * Reprinted from the Quarterly Review, No. 191, Dec. 1854, by permission of Mr. John Murray. We, who can recall the consulship of Plancus, and quite respectable, old-fogyfied times, remember amongst other amusements which we had

George Cruikshank by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. George Cruikshank by William Makepeace Thackeray * Reprinted from the Westminster Review for June, 1840. (No 66.) Accusations of ingratitude, and just accusations no doubt, are made against every inhabitant of this wicked world, and the fact is, that a man who is ceaselessly engaged in its

Catherine: A Story by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by Les Bowler, St. Ives, Dorset. Catherine: A Story by William Makepeace Thackeray Catherine, A Story by Ikey Solomons, Esq., Junior. Contents Advertisement 1. Introducing to the reader the chief personages of this narrative. 2. In which are depicted the pleasures of a sentimental attachment. 3. In which a narcotic is

Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray

This etext was prepared by Donald Lainson, charlie@idirect.com. BURLESQUES by William Makepeace Thackeray CONTENTS NOTES BY EMINENT HANDS. George de Barnwell. By Sir E. L. B. L., Bart. Codlingsby. By D. Shrewsberry, Esq. Phil Fogarty. A Tale of the Fighting Onety-Oneth. By Harry Rollicker Barbazure. By G. P. R. Jeames, Esq., etc. Lords and Liveries.

Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

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