The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century and Charity and Humour
The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century collects a series of engaging lectures by W. M. Thackeray on Swift, Pope, Fielding, and others—-offering a rare look at this classic author's views of his forbearers. The lectures and the final essay Charity and Humour were written for an American audience (the latter published in Harper's Monthly Magazine in June 1853) and showcase Thackeray's views of American sensibilities. Compiled by means of a comparative study of all relevant...
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Engaging lectures on Swift, Pope, Fielding and others by this classic British author
Note on the Text and Texual Apparatus viiAcknowledgments ixText of The English Humourists 1Notes on The English Humourists James Hannay 109"Charity and Humour" 195Editorial ApparatusHistorical Introduction 209A Note on the Text 217A Note on the Manuscripts 225Alternative American Ending for Lectures on the English Humourists 231Editorial Corrections 235Variants in Manuscripts of the Lecture on Swift 245"Charity and Humour": A Historical and Textual Note 255"Charity and Humour" Editorial Corrections 257Other Versions of "Charity and Humour" 261Ambiguous End-Line Hyphenated Compounds 279Non-Authorial Substantive Variants in the Printed Texts 281
