William Makepeace Thackeray collection, 1832-1897.

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William Makepeace Thackeray collection, 1832-1897.

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Includes pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings, costume sketches, notes, compositions, poems, correspondence, and Thackeray's address book. Writings include a lecture on George I and George IV and an essay on Napoleon. Drawings by Thackeray include a self-portrait, caricature of Napoleon, and illustrations for many of his books including The Book of Snobs (1845-1846), The Virginians, and The Kickleburys on the Rhine, among others. Also included are illustrations by J. Clayton Clarke ("Kyd") for Yellowplush Papers and A Shabby Genteel Story.

24 volumes (2 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795439

Houghton Library

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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...

Kyd, 1856 or 1857-1937

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