The History of Pendennis (Vol. III)
by Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1896. BU2 - Book has some light rubbing on the cover edges, wrinkling, wear. and some tears on the top spine edge, tanning on the spine with chipping and wear on the title plate, previous owner's bookplate adhered on the front fixed endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Limited to One Thousand Copies. No. 571. The History of Pendennis his fortunes and misfortunes, his friends, and his greatest enemy in three volumes (Vol. III).. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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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- Title
- The History of Pendennis (Vol. III)
- Author
- Thackeray, William Makepeace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Estes & Lauriat
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- FICTION LITERATURE CLASSICS WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction / Classic Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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