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Title: Roundabout Papers
Note: Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Contents: On a lazy idle boy -- On two children in black -- On ribbons -- On some late great victories -- Thorns in the cushion -- On screens in dining-rooms -- Tunbridge toys -- De juventute -- On a joke I once heard from the late Thomas Hood -- Round about the Christmas tree -- On a chalk-mark on the door -- On being found out -- On a hundred years hence -- Small-beer chronicle -- Ogres -- On two roundabout papers which I intend to write -- A Mississippi bubble -- On Letts's diary -- Notes of a week's holiday -- Nil nisi bonum -- On half a loaf: A letter to Messrs. Broadway, Battery and Co., of New York, Bankers -- The notch on the Axe: a story à la mode -- De finibus -- On a peal of bells -- On a pear-tree -- Dessein's -- On some carp at Sans Souci -- Autour de mon chapeau -- On Alexandrines: a letter to some country cousins -- On a medal of George the Fourth -- "Strange to say, on Club paper" -- The last sketch.
Credits: Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger
Summary: "Roundabout Papers" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a collection of essays and reflections written during the mid-19th century. The work captures Thackeray's keen observations on society, personal experiences, and literature through a variety of vignettes and humorous anecdotes, showcasing his characteristic blend of wit and critical insight. At the start of "Roundabout Papers," Thackeray describes a serene autumn in the quaint town of Chur, Switzerland, where he reflects on the history of the area and the peculiar figure of St. Lucius. The author observes the pastoral life around him, contrasting it with the hustle of modern progress. He introduces a lazy boy absorbed in reading novels and muses on the impact of literature on youth, celebrating the thrill and adventure found in storytelling while cautioning against excess. This opening establishes a contemplative yet humorous tone, inviting readers to engage with Thackeray’s thoughts on reading, youth, and the peculiarities of human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
EBook No.: 2608
Published: May 22, 2006
Downloads: 368
Language: English
Subject: Great Britain -- Social life and customs
Subject: London (England) -- Description and travel
Subject: English essays -- 19th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: Roundabout Papers
Note: Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Contents: On a lazy idle boy -- On two children in black -- On ribbons -- On some late great victories -- Thorns in the cushion -- On screens in dining-rooms -- Tunbridge toys -- De juventute -- On a joke I once heard from the late Thomas Hood -- Round about the Christmas tree -- On a chalk-mark on the door -- On being found out -- On a hundred years hence -- Small-beer chronicle -- Ogres -- On two roundabout papers which I intend to write -- A Mississippi bubble -- On Letts's diary -- Notes of a week's holiday -- Nil nisi bonum -- On half a loaf: A letter to Messrs. Broadway, Battery and Co., of New York, Bankers -- The notch on the Axe: a story à la mode -- De finibus -- On a peal of bells -- On a pear-tree -- Dessein's -- On some carp at Sans Souci -- Autour de mon chapeau -- On Alexandrines: a letter to some country cousins -- On a medal of George the Fourth -- "Strange to say, on Club paper" -- The last sketch.
Credits: Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger
Summary: "Roundabout Papers" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a collection of essays and reflections written during the mid-19th century. The work captures Thackeray's keen observations on society, personal experiences, and literature through a variety of vignettes and humorous anecdotes, showcasing his characteristic blend of wit and critical insight. At the start of "Roundabout Papers," Thackeray describes a serene autumn in the quaint town of Chur, Switzerland, where he reflects on the history of the area and the peculiar figure of St. Lucius. The author observes the pastoral life around him, contrasting it with the hustle of modern progress. He introduces a lazy boy absorbed in reading novels and muses on the impact of literature on youth, celebrating the thrill and adventure found in storytelling while cautioning against excess. This opening establishes a contemplative yet humorous tone, inviting readers to engage with Thackeray’s thoughts on reading, youth, and the peculiarities of human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
EBook No.: 2608
Published: May 22, 2006
Downloads: 368
Language: English
Subject: Great Britain -- Social life and customs
Subject: London (England) -- Description and travel
Subject: English essays -- 19th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.