Correspondence, 1838-1903.

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Correspondence, 1838-1903.

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This collection includes 20 letters, mounted and bound by the dealer, 5 of which were written by William Makepeace Thackeray himself. The remaining 15 letters were written by members of Thackeray's family and by friends and are concerned with the W. M. Thackeray's life, his family, and his works. The 15 letters were written by Charles H. E. Brookfield (1857-1913), Shirley Brooks (1815-1874), John Brown (1784-1858), L. B. Gibbs, E. H. Elton, R. M. Coulion, Jane Thackeray Pryme, Anne Thackeray Ritchie (1837-1919), Hester Thackeray Ritchie, Richmond Ritchie, W. G. B. Ritchie, Albert Smith (1816-1860), Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), Isabella Shaw Thackeray, and Martin Thackeray. There are also 28 pictures of William Makepeace Thackery and one of the Thackery house. These pictures are pasted on the pages of the book and were probably taken from magazines. They are not originals.

1 v. (46 leaves) ; 40 cm. x 30 cm.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Brookfield, Charles H.E. (Charles Hallam Elton), 1857-1913

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Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1919

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English novelist; daughter of W. M. Thackeray. From the description of Prayer : autograph manuscript : [n.p.], 1865 June 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858284 Ann Isabella Ritchie was the elder daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1861), a well-known Victorian novelist. Anne was a prolific novelist, essayist and writer of memoirs. By 1875, The Works of Miss Thackeray had been published in eight volumes (Smith, Elder & Company), extended to 15 volumes by 18...

Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874

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Shirley Brooks was editor of Punch from 1870 to 1874 From the guide to the Diaries of Shirley Brooks, 1867-1872, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) English humorist and editor. From the description of Diaries (2) : autograph manuscripts signed : London and other places in Great Britain, 1865 and 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875191 Charles William Shirley Brooks (1816-1874) was an English playwright, newspaper columnist, and editor of Punch maga...

Elton, E. H.

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Stephen, Leslie, 1832-1904

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English critic and philosopher. From the description of Autograph letters signed (24) : London, etc., to W.E. Henley, 1876-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580328 From the description of English thought in the eighteenth century : autograph manuscript, [187-]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580765 Stephen was a British critic, man of letters and first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. From the description of Photograph album of Le...

Gibbs, L. B.

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Ritchie, W. G. B.

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Pryme, Jane.

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Ritchie, Richmond.

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Thackeray family.

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Ritchie, Hester Thackeray

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Granddaughter of W.M. Thackeray. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 109 St. George's Square [London], to Sir Sydney Cockerell, [1907 Aug. 19]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270753100 ...

Thackeray, Isabella Shaw.

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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863

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Amy Crowe (1831-1865) was a family friend who lived with Thackeray as his adopted daughter and later married Thackerays̓ cousin Edward Talbot Thackeray. From the description of [Letter] to Amy Crowe, 27 September [1854], 36 Onslow Sqr. Brompton. [1854] (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 35091085 Thackeray was an English novelist and satirist. J. Pearson and Co. and George William Childs were booksellers in London. Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchi...

Smith, Albert, 1816-1860

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English author and lecturer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Piccadilly, to Willsie, Monday. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663669 From the description of Autograph letter in third person : to Mr. Lee, 1848 July 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662138 From the description of Autograph letter signed and printed document signed, dated : [London, n.d.], and 28 November 1855, to [Edward Tyrrell] Smith, 1855 Nov. 28 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat r...

Thackeray, Martin.

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Coulion, R. M.

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Brown, John, 1784-1858

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