Thinks-I-To-Myself
by [NARES, Edward]
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Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom
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12mo, pp. [iv], 216; [iv], 215; contemporary red half roan, spins lettered in gilt.
^gThinks I to Myselly^g success was due to its opportune appearance, though one can hardly say it is great literature or even has much of a plot.
Still, it was simple story dealing with the inconstancies of the social life of the time told in a sarcastic and humorous style. It took the reading public by storm and became a publishing sensation, and was to go through nine editions by the middle of 1812 and continued its success by being published until as late as 1835. Another novel, on a similar theme, was something of a flop in comparison, Jane Austen's first published novel ^gSense and Sensibility^g, had only a moderate success with a second edition appearing in 1813.
Such then are the vicissitudes of taste and fashion, and who knows, maybe a future generations will discover that Nares was, after all, the better book of 1811!
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- Bookseller
- Pickering & Chatto, Antiquarian Booksellers (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3220480
- Title
- Thinks-I-To-Myself
- Author
- [NARES, Edward]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition, with Additions.
- Publisher
- London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 20 Paternoster Row; J. Hatchard, Piccadilly; and J. Asperne, Cornhill; By Law an
- Date Published
- 1811
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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