1862. The Adventures of Philip on his Way Through the World; Shewing Who Robbed him, Who Helped him, and Who Passed him By: To Which is Now Prefixed a Shabby Genteel Story. Catherine: A Story. Vanity Fair is Thackeray's masterpiece, but he also showed great skill in writing historical fiction with fine attention to period manners and customs and a dispassionate sympathy for his character's actions. The History of Pendennis concerns a young man of moderate status and his pursuit of wealth and happiness who becomes distracted by women and partying when he should be studying at the university. The Adventures of Philip was Thackeray's last novel. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417919469.
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What an immensely enjoyable, close-written, small print, 640 page novel. But I think only a lover of Thackeray and/or that by-gone style of writing would have stuck it out. Me, I loved it. Thackeray's last book, and it shows, as his digressions occur on almost every page. Lots of Latin and French phrases, not translated. But the English class system as it was in 1860 is set forth to a tee, as is also their racial prejudice. The portrayal of the marriage of the narrator, who is Philip's friend, was quite marvelously written.
However, it must be stated that "A Shabby Genteel Story" was actually a novella written before "The Adventures of Philip". It needs to be read first in order to properly appreciate the background to the story of Philip.
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"MY dear," Mrs. Baynes said to her daughter, you are going out a great deal in the world now. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir John, New York, Philip Firmin, John Hayes, General Baynes, Colonel Bunch, Pall Mall Gazette, Madame Smolensk, Lady Ringwood, Miss Baynes, Miss Charlotte, Thornhaugh Street, Captain Wood, Lord Ringwood, Lord Egham, Monsieur de Galgenstein, Corporal Brock, Milman Street, Eliza Baynes, Ensign Macshane, Gustavus Adolphus, Philip Ringwood, Three Rooks, Miss Grigsby, Palais Royal New!
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Sir John, New York, Philip Firmin, John Hayes, General Baynes, Colonel Bunch, Pall Mall Gazette, Madame Smolensk, Lady Ringwood, Miss Baynes, Miss Charlotte, Thornhaugh Street, Captain Wood, Lord Ringwood, Lord Egham, Monsieur de Galgenstein, Corporal Brock, Milman Street, Eliza Baynes, Ensign Macshane, Gustavus Adolphus, Philip Ringwood, Three Rooks, Miss Grigsby, Palais Royal New!
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