THE
THACKERAY COUNTRY
By LEWIS MELVILLE
Large Crown 8vo. 3/6 cloth
Containing 32 full-page Illustrations and a Map
“THE THACKERAY COUNTRY” treats of those localities which are of primary interest to those who are acquainted with the life and writings of the great novelist. Mr. Melville deals with Thackeray’s London homes and the salient features and associations of their neighbourhood. He goes with Thackeray to Paris, and follows the course of his travels on the Continent and in America, giving special attention to those places that are made the background of well-known scenes in the novels. He is careful to give all the biographical information connected with Thackeray’s residences from his arrival in England from India at the age of six until his death.
The volume is illustrated with thirty-two full-page plates reproduced from photographs specially taken for the book by Catharine W. Barnes Ward, and a map.
CONTENTS
CHAP. Preface Introductory I. Thackeray’s Early Homes II. Thackeray and the Charterhouse III. Pendennis-land, Cambridge, and the Temple IV. The Neighbourhood of Thackeray’s London Homes—1. Tyburnia; 2. Bloomsbury V. The Neighbourhood of Thackeray’s London Homes—3. St. James’s and Mayfair VI. Thackeray’s Clubs and some Bohemian Resorts VII. The Neighbourhood of Thackeray’s London Homes—4. Kensington; 5. Brompton VIII. Thackeray in Paris IX. Thackeray on the Continent X. Thackeray in America Index