Logo

Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray

Large book cover: Roundabout Papers

Roundabout Papers
by

Publisher: Clark & Maynard
ISBN/ASIN: B004TS1L7U
Number of pages: 47

Description:
'I had occasion to pass a week in the autumn in the little old town of Coire or Chur, in the Grisons, where lies buried that very ancient British king, saint, and martyr, Lucius, who founded the Church of St. Peter, on Cornhill.'

Home page url

Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)

Download mirrors:
Mirror 1
Mirror 2
Mirror 3

Similar books

Book cover: Vanity FairVanity Fair
by - P. F. Collier & Son
Vanity Fair is a story of English society back in the early nineteenth century. It is a social satire which exposes the corruption and greed in England during the Napoleonic wars. Thackeray describes the changing fortunes of two unforgettable women.
(14792 views)
Book cover: The Second Funeral of NapoleonThe Second Funeral of Napoleon
by - John W. Lovell Co.
Thackeray is an English author and wit, one of the most distinguished advocates of the 19th-century realistic novel. Contents: On the Disinterment of Napoleon at St. Helena; On the Voyage from St. Helena to Paris; On the Funeral Ceremony.
(5993 views)
Book cover: The Paris Sketch BookThe Paris Sketch Book
by - Estes And Lauriat
A part of the text of one tale, and the plots of two others, were borrowed from French originals; the other stories, which are true, have been written upon facts and characters that came within the Author's observation during a residence in Paris.
(7074 views)
Book cover: The Rose and the RingThe Rose and the Ring
by
The Rose and the Ring is one of those special literary treats which happen when a writer for adults turns (in this case) his attention to the world of children. It's a classic fairy tale, told with Thackeray's customary insight into characters.
(10762 views)