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The English humourists of the eighteenth century : a series of lectures

Title
The English humourists of the eighteenth century : a series of lectures / by W. M. Thackeray.
Author
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Publication
London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1853.

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TextRestricted use Arents S 1155Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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[5], 322, [6] p.; 20 cm.
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Note
  • For variations see: Van Duzer: A Thackeray library, 58
  • "[Addison] owned too, ladies, that he indulged in that odious practice of smoking": p. 99. Numerous other brief references to tobacco.
  • "Opinions of the press" on The history of Henry Esmond: p. [323-328].
  • Without the 16 p. of publisher's advertisements at end called for by Van Duzer.
  • Statement reserving translation rights on verso of t. p.
  • In the original brown cloth. Provenance: John Sallows Hubbard (bookplate).
Contents
Swift -- Congreve and Addison -- Steele -- Prior, Gay and Pope -- Hogarth, Smollett and Fielding -- Sterne and Goldsmith.
Call Number
Arents S 1155
OCLC
NYPG774162754-B
Author
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Title
The English humourists of the eighteenth century : a series of lectures / by W. M. Thackeray.
Imprint
London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1853.
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Research Call Number
Arents S 1155
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