The History of Pendennis, his fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy
by Thackeray, William Makepeace (illus. Chris Hammond)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, no d/j, maroon boards (bumping at edges and spine dulled )with small decorated circle on cover (gilt embossed) and gi
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
Written immediately after Vanity Fair, Pendennis has a similar atmosphere of brooding disillusion, tempered by the most jovial of wits. But here Thackeray plunders his own past to create the character of Pendennis and the world in which he lives: from miserable schoolboy to striving journalist, from carefree Oxbridge to the high (and low) life of London. The result is a superbly panoramic blend of people, action and background. The true ebb and flow of life is caught and the credibility of Pen, his worldly uncle, the Major, and many of the other characters, extends far beyond the pages of the novel. Held together by Thackeray's flowing, confident prose, with its conversational ease of tone, Pendennis is as rich a portrait of England in the 1830s and 40s as it is a thorough and thoroughly entertaining self-portrait.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC104351
- Title
- The History of Pendennis, his fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace (illus. Chris Hammond)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, no d/j, maroon boards (bumping at edges and spine dulled )with small decorated circle on cover (gilt embossed) and gi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Nisbet & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Pages
- 596
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, Thackeray
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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