Thackeray the Writer: From Pendennis to Denis Duval PDF
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Thackeray the Writer Also by Edgar F. Hafllcn THE EMERGENCE 01'" THACKERAY'S SE.RIAI. FICTION THACKERAY'S ENGUSH HUMOURlSn AND FOUR GEORGES W. M. THACKF.RAY'S HENRY ESMONI) (e,litor) ANNOTATIONS I'UR THF. SELEeTED WORKS 01' W. M. TlIACKERAY The Complcte Novels, the Major Non-Fictional ['rose, and Se[ffted Shorter ['ieccs (editor) THE LE"[TERS AND I'IUVATE PAPERS U~ WII.LlAM MAKEI'EACE THACKF.R" A Supplement (editor) VANIIT FAIR: A Novcl without a Hero - a Rcadcr's Cornpanion A CHF.CKLIST m· CONTRIßUTlUNS BY W[LLIAM MAKEI'EACE THACKERA TO NEWSPAPERS, I'ERIOD[CALS, BOOKS, liND SERIAL PART [SSUES, 1828-1864 (e,litor) Sfl.Ec rF.D I.ETrERS 01' W[l.LJAM MAKEPF..ACE THACKERAY (edilOr) THACKERAY THE WlnrER: I'rom Journalism to V(ll/ity Fair Thackeray the Writer From Pendennis to Denis Duval Edgar F. Harden I'irs! publish~"d in Greal Bri!ain WOO by MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmil1s, Basingswkc,lIampshirc RG21 6XS and 1.0ndon Companies and reprc-;enla!ives tl1roughuut thc wudd A cmalogue rtX:ord for this bOOK is availablc from the Brilish Library, ISBN 978-1-349-41898-5 ISBN 978-0-230-28720-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230287204 First published in the United Stalcs of AT11(:rica 2000 by ST. MARTlN'S PRESS, INC .• Scholarly and Refcrcncc Division. 175 Fifth Avenue, Ncw York. N.Y. 10010 ISBN 978-0-312-22929-0 The Library of Congress calalogl.led the lißt "olume as folIows: Harden, &lgar F Thackcray the writer. fR"n juurnalism to V:mity I'"ir I Edgar 1'. Harden. p. cm. Incilldcs bibliographk'al rcfercnccs and index. ISBN 978-0-312-21226-1 (dOlh) I. Thackeray. WilJiam Makcpcacc. 1811-1863- Crilicism and interpretation. 2. Thackeray, William Makcpcacc. 1811_1863_ -Ac.~the!ics_ 3. Thackeray. William Makcpcacc. 1811-1863_ Tcchni'lue. 4. JOllmalism - England- History_ l9th century. 5. AUlhorship- _HiSlory_ 191h ~cnlury_ I. Titlc. PR5638JD4 1998 823'.8-dc21 97-43870 CIP " Edgar F. IIJrdcn 2000 All rights reserve<!. No n:pruduetiun. copy ur !ransmissiun 01' this publtea!i"n m"y bc made wi!hout wriucn pcrmissiun. No paragraph uf !his publieation may bc rcpmdoccd. eopied ur lransmiucd savc wilh wriucn pcrmission ur in al.:l:ordanee wilh thc provisions of Ihe Copyright, Designs and Pa!cnt.~ Ae! 1988. or under thc terms 01 any li"ence pcrmilting limitcd copying isslle<! by lhc Copyright Liccnsing Agellcy. 90 T"ttenham C"un Rllad. Lundun W I P Ol.P. Any person whu docs any lInauthoriscd ;le! in relation to this publica!iun may bc liablc IU criminal prosccution and civil claim~ for damages. The aUlhor has a~'iCned his right to bc idcmifocd as the aUlhor 01' lhis work in accordance wilh the Copyright. Designs lnd Patents AC! 1988. This book is primcd on papo:r ~lIimble for recycling and made from fully managed und sustained furest soun;cs. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 ) 2 1 09 08 07 06 05 04 0) 02 01 llO For my san, Edgar This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface ix List of Abbreviations xi Chapter One: The Hisrory of Pendennis 1 Chapter Two: The English Humourisrs of ehe Eighteenth Cenrury and The Hiswry of Henry Esmond, Esq. 29 Chapter Three: The Newcomes 70 Chapter FauT: The Four Georges and The Virginians 94 Chapter Five: Love} the Widower 143 Chapter Six: The Adventures of PhWp 160 Chapter Seven: Roundabout Papers 181 Appendix: Denis Duval 215 Not€s 220 Index 226 This page intentionally left blank Preface This volume completes my study of Thack~ eray's literary development, which began wirh Thackeray the Writer: From Journalism to "Vanity Fair" (1998). Like mat work, it is intended for gen eral readers as weH as for an academic audience. Hence I concentrate on Thackeray's texts farher than devote any extensive attention to what critics, including myself, have written abaut them. As in the first volume, I da not document all statements about Thackeray, assuming as I da general agree ment abaut the major facts of his life and abaut his basic outlook- agreement based upon the evidence of his correspondence and upon the findings of bio graphical studies. For assistance in preparing this volume I am very much indebted, as usual, to the computing ex pertise of Anita Mahoney of the Dean of Arts office, Simon Fraser University.
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