Thackeray's English Humourists and Four GeorgesThackeray's only two series of public lectures gave an important new dimension to his public presence and to his contemporary reputation as a literary artist. This is the first book on these lecture-essays. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
List of Abbreviations and Symbols | 8 |
Note on the Text | 14 |
Swift | 35 |
Copyright | |
14 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Addison admiration American appears audiences become beginning calls canceled changes character characterizes cited comes concerning concludes contains continues contrast copy corrected course court death draws Duke earlier emphasizes England English especially evidence example feeling figure final finds four friends George George's give H:MS hand HAR:MS heart human humor HUN:MS identified imaginative inserted kind King Lady language later leaf leaves lecture letter lines live London look Lord M:MS manners manuscript material mention moral nature notes observer offers opening original paragraph passage phrase picture Pope Pope's portion present Prince printed published quoted R:NB reference response reveals seems sentence shows Smith society speak Steele Sterne Sterne's Swift Thackeray Thackeray's tion turn University writing written young