The Project Gutenberg Works of William Makepeace Thackeray

CHAPTER I.
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Voyage from India—Touching at St. Helena—School days at the Charterhouse—Early Reminiscences—Sketches in School Books—Boyish Scribblings—Favourite Fictions—Youthful Caricatures—Souvenirs of the Play	1
CHAPTER II.
Early Favourites—The 'Castle of Otranto'—Rollin's 'Ancient History'	18
CHAPTER III.
Thackeray's last visit to the Charterhouse—College days—Pendennis at Cambridge—Sketches of Universities—Sporting subjects—Etchings at Cambridge—Pencillings in old authors—Pictorial Puns—The 'Snob,' a Literary and Scientific Journal—'Timbuctoo,' a Prize Poem	47
CHAPTER IV.
Early Favourites—Fielding's 'Joseph Andrews'—Imitators of Fielding—The 'Adventures of Captain Greenland'—'Jack Connor'—'Chrysal; or, the Adventures of a Guinea'	71
CHAPTER V.
Continental Rambles—A Stolen Trip to Paris—Residence at Weimar—Contributions to Albums—Burlesque State—German Sketches and Studies—The Weimar Theatre—Goethe—Souvenirs of the Saxon city—'Journal kept during a Visit to Germany'	89 xviii
CHAPTER VI.
Thackeray's Predilections for Art—A Student in Paris—First Steps in the Career—An Art Critic—Introduction to Marvy's 'English Landscape Painters'—Early Connection with Literature—Michael Angelo Titmarsh, a contributor to 'Fraser's Magazine'—French Caricature under Louis Philippe—Political Satires—A Young Artist's life in Paris—Growing Sympathy with Literature	114
CHAPTER VII.
'Elizabeth Brownrigge: a Tale,' 1832—'Comic Magazine,' 1832-4—'National Standard and Literary Representative,' 1833-4—'Flore et Zéphyr, Ballet Mythologique,' 1836—On the Staff of 'Fraser's Magazine'—Early Connection with Maginn and his Colleagues—The Maclise Cartoon of the Fraserians—Thackeray's Noms de Plume—Charles Yellowplush as a Reviewer—Skelton and his 'Anatomy of Conduct'—Thackeray's Proposal to Dickens to illustrate his Novels—Gradual Growth of Thackeray's Notoriety—His Genial Admiration for 'Boz'—Christmas Books and Dickens's 'Christmas Carol'—Return to Paris—Execution of Fieschi and Lacénaire—Daily Newspaper Venture—The 'Constitutional' and 'Public Ledger'—Thackeray as Paris Correspondent—Dying Speech of the 'Constitutional'—Thackeray's Marriage—Increased Application to Literature—The 'Shabby Genteel Story'—Thackeray's Article in the 'Westminster' on George Cruikshank—First Collected Writings—The 'Paris Sketch-Book'—Dedication to M. Aretz—'Comic Tales and Sketches,' with Thackeray's original Illustrations—The 'Yellowplush Papers'—The 'Second Funeral of Napoleon,' with the 'Chronicles of the Drum'—The 'History of Samuel Titmarsh and the great Hoggarty Diamond'—'Fitzboodle's Confessions'—The 'Irish Sketch-Book,' with the Author's Illustrations—The 'Luck of Barry Lyndon'—Contributions to the 'Examiner'—Miscellanies—'Carmen Lilliense'—'Notes on a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo,' with the Author's Illustrations—Interest excited in Titmarsh—Foundation of 'Punch'—Thackeray's Contributions—His comic Designs—The 'Fat Contributor'—'Jeames's Diary'	124
CHAPTER VIII.
Increasing reputation—Later writings in 'Fraser'—'Mrs. Perkins's Ball,' with Thackeray's Illustrations—Early Vicissitudes of 'Pencil Sketches of English Society'—Thackeray's connection with the Temple—Appearance of 'Vanity Fair,' with the Author's original Illustrations—Appreciative notice in the 'Edinburgh Review'—The impression produced—'Our ixx Street,' with Titmarsh's Pencillings of some of its Inhabitants—The History of Pendennis,' illustrated by the Author—'Dr. Birch and his Young Friends,' with illustrations by M. A. Titmarsh—'Rebecca and Rowena'—The Dignity of Literature and the 'Examiner' and 'Morning Chronicle' newspapers—Sensitiveness to Hostile Criticism—The 'Kickleburys on the Rhine,' with illustrations by M. A. Titmarsh—Adverse bias of the 'Times' newspaper—Thackeray's reply—An 'Essay on Thunder and Small Beer'	161
CHAPTER IX.
Commencement of the Series of Early Essayists—Thackeray as a Lecturer—The 'English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century'—Charlotte Brontë at Thackeray's Readings—The Lectures repeated in Edinburgh—An invitation to visit America—Transatlantic popularity—Special success attending the reception of the 'English Humourists' in the States—'Week-day Preachers'—Enthusiastic Farewell—Appleton's New York edition of Thackeray's Works; the Author's introduction, and remarks on International Copyright—Thackeray's departure—Cordial impression bequeathed to America—The 'History of Henry Esmonde, a story of Queen Anne's Reign'—The writers of the Augustan Era—The 'Newcomes'—An allusion to George Washington misunderstood—A second visit to America—Lectures on the 'Four Georges'—The series repeated at home—Scotch sympathy—Thackeray proposed as a candidate to represent Oxford in Parliament—His liberal views and impartiality	171
CHAPTER X.
Curious Authors from Thackeray's Library, indicating the course of his Readings—Early Essayists illustrated with the Humourist's Pencillings—Bishop Earle's 'Microcosmography; a piece of the World Characterised,' 1628—An 'Essay in Defence of the Female Sex,' 1697—Thackeray's Interest in Works on the Spiritual World—'Flagellum Dæmonum, et Fustis Dæmonum. Auctore R. P. F. Hieronymo Mengo,' 1727—'La Magie et L'Astrologie,' par L. F. Alfred Maury—'Magic, Witchcraft, Animal Magnetism, Hypnotism, and Electro Biology,' by James Baird, 1852	186
CHAPTER XI. ENGLISH ESSAYISTS OF THE GEORGIAN ERA.
Early Essayists whose Writings have furnished Thackeray with the Accessories of Portions of his Novels and Lectures—Works from the Novelist's Library, elucidating his Course of Reading for the Preparation xx of his 'Lectures'—'Henry Esmond,' 'The Virginians,' &c.—Characteristic Passages from the Lucubrations of the Essayists of the Augustan Era illustrated with original Marginal Sketches, suggested by the Text, by Thackeray's hand—The 'Tatler'—Its History and Influence—Reforms introduced by the purer Style of the Essayists—The Literature of Queen Anne's Reign—Thackeray's Love for the Writings of the Period—His Gift of reproducing their masterly and simple style of Composition; their Irony, and playful Humour—Extracts from notable Essays; illustrated with original Pencillings from the Series of the 'Tatler,' 1709	221
CHAPTER XII. THACKERAY'S RESEARCHES AMONGST THE WRITINGS OF THE EARLY ESSAYISTS—Continued.
Extracts of Characteristic Passages from the Works of the 'Humourists,' from Thackeray's Library, illustrated with Original Marginal Sketches by the Author's hand—The Series of The 'Guardian,' 1713—Introduction—Steele's Programme—Authors who contributed to the 'Guardian'—Paragraphs and Pencillings	275
CHAPTER XIII. THACKERAY'S RESEARCHES AMONGST THE WRITINGS OF THE EARLY ESSAYISTS—Continued.
Characteristic passages from the Works of Humorous Writers of the 'Era of the Georges,' from Thackeray's Library, illustrated with original Marginal Sketches by the Author's hand—The 'Humourist,' 1724—Extracts and Pencillings	299
CHAPTER XIV. THACKERAY'S RESEARCHES AMONGST THE WRITINGS OF THE EARLY ESSAYISTS—Continued.
Characteristic Passages from the Works of the 'Humourists,' from Thackeray's Library, illustrated by the Author's hand, with Marginal Sketches suggested by the Text—The 'World,' 1753—Introduction—Its Difference from the Earlier Essays—Distinguished Authors who contributed to the 'World'—Paragraphs and Pencillings	318 xxi
CHAPTER XV. THACKERAY'S FAMILIARITY WITH THE WRITINGS OF THE SATIRICAL ESSAYISTS—Continued.
Characteristic Passages from the compositions of the 'Early Humourists,' from Thackeray's Library, illustrated by the Author's hand with original Marginal Sketches suggested by the Text—The 'Connoisseur,' 1754—Introduction—Review of Contributors—Paragraphs and Pencillings	357
CHAPTER XVI. THACKERAY'S RESEARCHES AMONGST THE WRITINGS OF THE EARLY ESSAYISTS—Continued.
Characteristic Passages from the Works of the 'Humourists,' from Thackeray's Library; illustrated by the Author's hand with Marginal Sketches suggested by the Text—The 'Rambler,' 1749-50—Introduction—Its Author, Dr. Johnson—Paragraphs and Pencillings	370
CHAPTER XVII. THACKERAY'S FAMILIARITY WITH THE WRITINGS OF THE SATIRICAL ESSAYISTS—Continued.
Characteristic Passages from the Works of the 'Early Humourists,' from Thackeray's Library, illustrated by the Author's hand with original Marginal Sketches suggested by the Text—The 'Mirror,' Edinburgh, 1779-80—Introduction—The Society in which the 'Mirror,' and 'Lounger' originated—Notice of Contributors—Paragraphs and Pencillings	408
CHAPTER XVIII.
Thackeray as an Illustrator—The 'North British Review' on Thackeray—Illustrations to 'Men of Character'—'The Whitey-brown Paper Magazine'—'Comic Tales,' illustrated by Thackeray—Allusions to Caricature Drawing found throughout his writings—Skits on Fashion—Titmarsh on 'Men and Clothes'—Bohemianism in youth—Hatred of Conventionality—Sketches of Contemporary Habits and Manners—Imaginative Illustrations to Romances—Skill in Ludicrous Parody—Burlesque of the 'Official Handbook of Court and State'	436 xxii
CHAPTER XIX.
Thackeray as a Traveller—Journey in Youth from India to England—Little Travels at Home—Sojourn in Germany—French Trips—Residence in Paris—Studies in Rome—Sketches and Scribblings in Guide-Books—Little Tours and Wayside Studies—Brussels—Ghent and the Béguines—Bruges—Croquis in Murray's 'Handbooks to the Continent'—Up the Rhine—'From Cornhill to Grand Cairo'—Journeys to America—Switzerland—'A Leaf out of a Sketch-Book'—The Grisons—Verona—'Roundabout Journeys'—Belgium and Holland	465
CHAPTER XX.
Commencement of the 'Cornhill Magazine'—'Roundabout Papers'—'Lovel the Widower'—The 'Adventures of Philip on his Way through the World'—Lectures on the 'Four Georges'—Editorial Penalties—The 'Thorn in the Cushion'—Harass from disappointed Contributors—Vexatious Correspondents—Withdrawal from the arduous post of Editor—Building of Thackeray's House in Kensington Palace Gardens—Christmas 1863—Death of the great Novelist—The unfinished Work—Circumstances of the Author's last Illness—His Death	488

I	Chiswick Mall
II	In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign
III	Rebecca Is in Presence of the Enemy
IV	The Green Silk Purse
V	Dobbin of Ours
VI	Vauxhall
VII	Crawley of Queen's Crawley
VIII	Private and Confidential
IX	Family Portraits
X	Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
XI	Arcadian Simplicity
XII	Quite a Sentimental Chapter
XIII	Sentimental and Otherwise
XIV	Miss Crawley at Home
XV	In Which Rebecca's Husband Appears for a Short Time
XVI	The Letter on the Pincushion
XVII	How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano
XVIII	Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought
XIX	Miss Crawley at Nurse
XX	In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen
XXI	A Quarrel About an Heiress
XXII	A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon
XXIII	Captain Dobbin Proceeds on His Canvass
XXIV	In Which Mr. Osborne Takes Down the Family Bible
XXV	In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton
XXVI	Between London and Chatham
XXVII	In Which Amelia Joins Her Regiment
XXVIII	In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries
XXIX	Brussels
XXX	"The Girl I Left Behind Me"
XXXI	In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister
XXXII	In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close
XXXIII	In Which Miss Crawley's Relations Are Very Anxious About Her
XXXIV	James Crawley's Pipe Is Put Out
XXXV	Widow and Mother
XXXVI	How to Live Well on Nothing a Year
XXXVII	The Subject Continued
XXXVIII	A Family in a Very Small Way
XXXIX	A Cynical Chapter
XL	In Which Becky Is Recognized by the Family
XLI	In Which Becky Revisits the Halls of Her Ancestors
XLII	Which Treats of the Osborne Family
XLIII	In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape
XLIV	A Round-about Chapter between London and Hampshire
XLV	Between Hampshire and London
XLVI	Struggles and Trials
XLVII	Gaunt House
XLVIII	In Which the Reader Is Introduced to the Very Best of Company
XLIX	In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert
L	Contains a Vulgar Incident
LI	In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader
LII	In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light
LIII	A Rescue and a Catastrophe
LIV	Sunday After the Battle
LV	In Which the Same Subject is Pursued
LVI	Georgy is Made a Gentleman
LVII	Eothen
LVIII	Our Friend the Major
LIX	The Old Piano
LX	Returns to the Genteel World
LXI	In Which Two Lights are Put Out
LXII	Am Rhein
LXIII	In Which We Meet an Old Acquaintance
LXIV	A Vagabond Chapter
LXV	Full of Business and Pleasure
LXVI	Amantium Irae
LXVII	Which Contains Births, Marriages, and Deaths

INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Compiled by David Widger

CONTENTS

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VANITY FAIR

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE ROSE AND THE RING

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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CATHERINE: A STORY

[Catherine, A Story by Ikey Solomons, Esq., Junior.]

by William Makepeace Thackeray

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MEN'S WIVES

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE BEDFORD-ROW CONSPIRACY

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND, ESQ.

A Colonel In The Service Of Her Majesty Queen Anne Written By Himself

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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ROUNDABOUT PAPERS

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE SECOND FUNERAL OF NAPOLEON

By William Makepeace Thackeray

AKA Michael Angelo Titmarch.

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BURLESQUES

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE BOOK OF SNOBS

By One Of Themselves (William Makepeace Thackeray)

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THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS of MR. M. A. TITMARSH

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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BALLADS

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE PARIS SKETCH BOOK OF MR. M. A. TITMARSH

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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MEMOIRS OF MR. CHARLES J. YELLOWPLUSH

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE WOLVES AND THE LAMB

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE FITZ-BOODLE PAPERS.

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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LITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHES

By William Makepeace Thackeray (AKA Titmarsh)

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THE FATAL BOOTS.

by William Makepeace Thackeray

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A LITTLE DINNER AT TIMMINS'S.

by William Makepeace Thackeray

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BARRY LYNDON

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE NEWCOMES

Memoirs Of A Most Respectable Family

Edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq.

By William Makepeace Thackeray

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THE VIRGINIANS

A Tale Of The Last Century

By William Makepeace Thackeray

INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG
WORKS OF

WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

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By One Of Themselves
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LITTLE TRAVELS
AND ROADSIDE SKETCHES