Primarily a travel diary, Thackeray had a keen eye for humour, and a turn of phrase that will attract many. The undertones (and blatant overtones at times) of superiority and anti-popery (Anti-Catholicism) never threaten to undo the humour and quality of the observations.
Travelling from Dublin through Kildare, Wicklow, Cork, Galway, Killarney and many more locations and back once more to Dublin, this book paints an intimate and enjoyable portrait of Ireland, in the 1840's prior to the Famine, and from the perspective of a witty and acerbic British Journalist.
William Makepeace Thackeray was born in India 1811, and is best know for Vanity Fair, a novel that investigates and reflects the society of early 19th century Britain. More importantly for this publication, Thackeray was regular contributor to Fraser's Magazine, Morning Chronicle, New Monthly Magazine and The Times and Punch. These Punch sketches reappeared in 1848 as The Book Of Snobs, a satirical sketch of snobbery and snobs in England. He toured Ireland in 1842, and the resulting sketchbook is now republished.
| ISBN: | 9781845885380 |
| Publication date: | 11th November 2005 |
| Author: | William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ireland an imprint of The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Genres: |
Classic travel writing Autobiography: writers Social classes Social and cultural history Memoirs Humour |
Primarily a travel diary, Thackeray had a keen eye for humour, and a turn of phrase that will attract many. The undertones (and blatant overtones at times) of superiority and anti-popery (Anti-Catholicism) never threaten to undo the humour and quality of the observations.
Travelling from Dublin through Kildare, Wicklow, Cork, Galway, Killarney and many more locations and back once more to Dublin, this book paints an intimate and enjoyable portrait of Ireland, in the 1840's prior to the Famine, and from the perspective of a witty and acerbic British Journalist.
William Makepeace Thackeray was born in India 1811, and is best know for Vanity Fair, a novel that investigates and reflects the society of early 19th century Britain. More importantly for this publication, Thackeray was regular contributor to Fraser's Magazine, Morning Chronicle, New Monthly Magazine and The Times and Punch. These Punch sketches reappeared in 1848 as The Book Of Snobs, a satirical sketch of snobbery and snobs in England. He toured Ireland in 1842, and the resulting sketchbook is now republished.
The Irish Sketchbook of 1842 features in the following genres: Classic travel writing, Autobiography: writers, Social classes, Social and cultural history, Memoirs, Humour
The Irish Sketchbook of 1842 is available in Paperback
The Irish Sketchbook of 1842 was written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by The History Press Ireland an imprint of The History Press
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