ROBERT THOROTON (1623-1678), historian, was son of Robert and Anne Thoroton, nee Chambers. His ancestors had long held considerable property in Nottinghamshire.

This volume published in 1797 was extended by…

In the nineteenth century, the ancient world became a very real presence for many writers and their publics, from the theatre-goers of popular pantomime to the intellectual thinkers in the…

First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is a collection of works written by and about the novelist. This fourth volume contains Charles Plumptre Johnson’s The Early Writings…

The Augustinian canons moved to Dale Abbey in 1162 from their previous home at Calke Abbey. A few years later they were replaced by Premonstratensian canons from Tupholme and finally…

A Brief Description Of The Plague: With Observations On Its Prevention And Cure is a book written by Richard Pearson in 1813. The book provides a comprehensive description of the…

This title was first published in 2000: Thackeray’s minor writings remain caught in a debate about what constitutes literature and whether magazine writing and journalism might be construed as such.

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