William Makepeace Thackeray: 293 books

Mr. Roundabout, says a lady sitting by me, "how comes it that in your books there is a certain class (it may be of men, or it may be of women, but that is not the question in point)--how comes it, dear sir, there is a certain class of persons whom you always attack in your writings, and savagely rush at, goad, poke, toss up in the air, kick, and trample on?"

In a certain quiet and sequestered nook of the retired village of London - perhaps in the neighbourhood of Berkeley Square, or at any rate somewhere near Burlington Gardens--there was once a house of entertainment called the "Bootjack Hotel." Mr. Crump, the landlord, had, in the outset of life, performed...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.  *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Written in what was supposed to be a footman's version...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.  *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Table of Contents Our House in Our Street The Bungalow...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).  *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.  *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. A Little Dinner at Timmins's is among the miscellaneous contributions to Punch, a political and topical verses magazine published from 1851-1854.

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Roundabout Papers is a rich collection of columns that Thackerary wrote for Cornhill Magazine, a Victorian periodical and literary journal, and showcases his range of interests, thoughtful musings, and literary skills. Includes: “On a Lazy Idle Boy,” “Thorns in the Cushion,” “On a Joke I Once Heard from the Late Thomas Hood,” “A Mississippi Bubble,” and many more.

Tout le monde connaît ces rendez-vous en plein air, ces réjouissances annuelles et ambulantes qui appellent les amateurs de bruit, de poussière et de plaisir. La Foire aux Vanités est l'idéal du genre. On y trouve même cohue, même tumulte, mêmes éclats de rire; toutefois, à la différence de...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. When I came up to town for my second year, my aunt Hoggarty...

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In a certain quiet and sequestered nook of the retired village of London— perhaps in the neighbourhood of Berkeley Square, or at any rate somewhere near Burlington Gardens— there was once a house of entertainment called the “Bootjack Hotel. ” Mr. Crump, the landlord, had, in the outset of life,...