Category: Humour
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 Pri...
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...
27. CHAPTER VII.'Elizabeth Brownrigge: a Tale,' 1832 -- 'Comic Magazine,' 1832-4 -- 'National Standard and Literary Representative,' 1833-4 -- 'Flore et Zephyr, Ballet Mythologique,' 1836 -- On...
34. CHAPTER XIV.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 'WORL...
36. CHAPTER XVI.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 'RAMBL...
30. 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 'Microcosmograp...
37. CHAPTER XVII.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 Tex...
32. CHAPTER XII.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...
38. 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...
22. CHAPTER II.The references made by Thackeray to the romances which thrilled the sympathies of novel-readers in his youth are spread throughout his writings. In the 'Roundabout Paper' devote...
33. CHAPTER XIII.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 han...
29. 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...
35. CHAPTER XV.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...
24. CHAPTER IV.Thackeray's references to his favourite novels, and his liking, which assumed a sort of personal regard, for the authors who had given him pleasure, especially in youth, occur c...
25. CHAPTER V.Continental Ramble -- A Stolen Trip to Paris -- Residence at Weimar -- Contributions to Albums -- Burlesque State -- German Sketches and Studies -- The Weimar Theatre -- Goethe...
23. CHAPTER III.Thackeray's last visit to the Charterhouse -- College days -- Pendennis at Cambridge -- Sketches of University worthies -- Sporting subjects -- Etchings at Cambridge -- Pencilli...
28. CHAPTER VIII.Increasing reputation -- Later writings in 'Fraser' -- 'Mrs. Perkins's Ball,' with Thackeray's illustrations -- Early Vicissitudes of 'Pencil Sketches of English Society' -- Tha...
39. 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 -- Sk...
40. 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...
21. CHAPTER I.The fondness of Thackeray for lingering amidst the scenes of a boy's daily life in a public grammar school, has generally been attributed to his early education at the Charterho...
26. 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 w...
7. 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...
9. 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...
11. CHAPTER XI.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...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Increasing reputation -- Later writings in 'Fraser' -- 'Mrs. Perkins's Ball,' with Thackeray's Illustrations -- Early Vicissitudes of 'Pencil Sketches of English Society' -- Tha...
10. 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 'Microcosmograp...
19. 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 -- Sk...
20. 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...
18. 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...
17. CHAPTER XVII.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 Tex...
14. CHAPTER XIV.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 'WORL...
6. 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...
12. CHAPTER XII.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...
15. CHAPTER XV.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...
16. CHAPTER XVI.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 'RAMBL...
13. CHAPTER XIII.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 han...
3. CHAPTER III.Thackeray's last visit to the Charterhouse -- College days -- Pendennis at Cambridge -- Sketches of Universities -- Sporting subjects -- Etchings at Cambridge -- Pencillings in...
5. 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...
1. CHAPTER I.4. CHAPTER IV.2. CHAPTER II.