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.
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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 republished now by Nonsuch Publishing.
Introduction Chapter One A Summer Day in Dublin, or there and thereabouts Chapter Two A Country-house in Kildare - sketches of an Irish family and farm. Chapter Three From Carlow to Waterford Chapter Four From Waterford to Cork Chapter Five Cork - the Agricultural Show - Father Mathew Chapter Six Cork - The Ursuline Convent .Chapter Seven Cork. Chapter Eight From Cork to Bantry; with an account of the city of Skibbereen. Chapter Nine Rainy Days at Glengariff. Chapter Ten From Glengariff to Killarney Chapter Eleven Killarney - Stag-hunting on the Lake. Chapter Twelve Killarney - The Races - Muckross. Chapter Thirteen Tralee - Listowel - Tarbert. Chapter Fifteen Galway - "Kilroy's Hotel - Galway Nights' Entertainments - First Night: An evening with Captain Kenny. Chapter Sixteen More Rain In Galway - A Walk There - And the second Galway Night's Entertainment Chapter Seventeen From Galway to Ballinahinch. Chapter Eighteen Roundstone Petty Sessions. Chapter Nineteen Clifden to Westport. Chapter Twenty Westport. Chapter Twenty-One The Pattern at Croaghpatrick Chapter Twenty Two From Westport to Ballinasloe Chapter Twenty-Three Ballinasloe to Dublin. Chapter Twenty-Four Two Days in Wicklow. Chapter Twenty-Five Country Meetings in Kildare - Meath - Drogheda. Chapter Twenty-Six Dundalk. Chapter Twenty-Seven Newry, Armagh, Belfast - from Dundalk to Newry. Chapter Twenty-Eight Belfast to the Causeway. Chapter Twenty-Nine The Giant's Causeway - Coleraine - Portrush. Chapter Thirty Peg of Limavaddy. Chapter Thirty-One Templemoyle - Derry Chapter Thirty-Two Dublin At Last
