 Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero a very noble type of the cavalier softening into the man of the eighteenth century, and for his heroine one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book, since Raffaelle painted and Shakspeare...  Avillion, and other tales, by the author of 'Olive'.by Dinah Maria Craik - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Frederick William Robertson - Literature - 1858 - 376 pages
...Quarterly. Esmond. By WM THACKERAY, ESQ. A New Edition in One Volume, Crown Svo, price 6s. cloth. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero a very noble...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book since Raffaelle painted and Shakspcare wrote." — Spectator. " Apart from its... | |
 | John Jacob - Great Britain - 1858 - 520 pages
...6». cloth. duclng the same characters, but continuing their history at a later period."— Leader. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero a very noble...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book since RafTaelle painted aud Shakspeare wrote. The style is manly, clear, terse,... | |
 | Godfrey Rhodes - 1858 - 364 pages
...Quarterly. Esmond. By WM THACKERAY, ESQ. A New Edition in One Volume, Crown Svo, price 6s. cloth. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero a very noble...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book since Raffaelle painted and Shakspeare wrote." — Spectator. *' Apart from its... | |
 | Harriet Parr - 1858 - 342 pages
...Quarterly. Esmond. By WM THACKERAY, ESQ. A New Edition in One Volume, Crown Svo, price 6*. cloth. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero a very noble...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book since Raffaelle painted and Shakspcare wrote." —Spectator. " Apart from its special... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Authors, English - 1858 - 360 pages
...only introducing the same characters, but continuing their history at a later period." — Leader. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero a very noble...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book since Raffaelle painted or Shakspeare wrote. The style is manly, clear, terse,... | |
 | Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell - 1858 - 340 pages
...only introducing the same characters, but continuing then- history at a later period." — Leader. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero a very noble...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book since Raffaelle painted and Shakspeare wrote. The style is manly, clear, terse,... | |
 | John Edward Wharton Rotton - Delhi (India) - 1858 - 426 pages
...only introducing the same characters, but continuing their history at a later period." — Leader. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero a very noble...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from, book since Raffaelle painted and Shakspeare wrote. The style is manly, clear, terse,... | |
 | George Brimley - English literature - 1858 - 376 pages
...appeared as cynicism is presented as a heart-worship of what is pure, affectionate, and unselfish. He has selected for his hero a very noble type of the...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book since Raffaelle painted Maries and Shakspere created a new and higher consciousness... | |
 | Frederick William Robertson - 1858 - 384 pages
...Qs. cloth. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero aj must be read just now as an introduction to very noble type of the cavalier softening into the...one of the sweetest women that ever breathed from canvas or from book since Raffaelle painted and Shakspeare wrote." — Spectator. " Apart from its... | |
 | Henry Robert Addison - India - 1858 - 332 pages
...continuing then- history at a later period." — Leader. " Mr. Thackeray has selected for his hero t very noble type of the cavalier softening into the...century, and for his heroine one of the sweetest Women thai ever breathed from canvas or from book since Raffaelle painted and Shakspeare wrote. The style... | |
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