 If the secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader!  Complete Works - Pagina 22door William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 pagina’s
...history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down along-side of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader. — Thackeray. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. Sydney Smith, in Peter Plymley's Letters, after showing the folly... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1853 - 252 pagina’s
...history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down along-side of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader. — Thackeray. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. Sydney Smith, in Peter Plymley's Letters, after showing the folly... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1859 - 432 pagina’s
...written," said iif jjscktrsg, " and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader." In obedience to this suggestion, we have essayed to group together a few illustrative facts of this... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 528 pagina’s
...history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader 1 Many a bitter smile passed over Pen's face as he read his novel, and recalled the time and feelings... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 pagina’s
...history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader ! Thacheray. THE WORLD A MIRROR. We may be pretty certain that persons whom all the world treats ill... | |
 | Albert Walker - 1873 - 276 pagina’s
...history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader. TJiackeray. BIGOTRY. Never let bigoted religious opinions, enthusiastically supported, be mistaken... | |
 | G.W. Carleton & Co - 1878 - 360 pagina’s
...history of BOOKS could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader ! — THACKERAY. — A novel was a BOOK Three-volumed, and once read, and oft cramm'd full Of poisonous... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1879 - 440 pagina’s
...history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become...interesting, and dull tales excite the reader ! Many .1 bitter smile passed over Pen's face as he read his novel, and recalled the time and feelings which... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1884 - 568 pagina’s
...history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become...reader ! Many a bitter smile passed over Pen's face ashe read his novel, and recalled the time and feelings which gave it birth. How pompous some of the... | |
 | F.W. ROBINSON - 1885
...history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting and dull tales excite the reader ! " In our researches at old book-shops, we frequently find ourselves writing down in our minds this... | |
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