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Oxford University Press USA - OSO, Oxford
A Sentimental Journey tells the story of Mr Yorick's travels through France and Italy and parodies contemporary travel works, most notably those by Smollett. This new edition includes a selection from The Sermons of Mr Yorick as well as The Journal...
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A Sentimental Journey tells the story of Mr Yorick's travels through France and Italy and parodies contemporary travel works, most notably those by Smollett. This new edition includes a selection from The Sermons of Mr Yorick as well as The Journal to Eliza and A Political Romance, both works that shed light on the Journey. Cover -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Note on the Texts -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Laurence Sterne -- A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY -- THE JOURNAL TO ELIZA -- A POLITICAL ROMANCE -- SERMONS -- Explanatory Notes -- Footnotes.
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Oxford University Press USA - OSO, Oxford
Set during the Napoleonic wars, Vanity Fair follows Becky Sharp as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. War, money, and national identity are the themes of Thackeray's great satirical novel, as it exposes a world on the make. In Becky,...
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Set during the Napoleonic wars, Vanity Fair follows Becky Sharp as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. War, money, and national identity are the themes of Thackeray's great satirical novel, as it exposes a world on the make. In Becky, Thackeray created one of the most memorable female characters in Victorian fiction. Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Composition and Publication of Vanity Fair -- Thackeray as Illustrator -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Thackeray's Life and Works -- VANITY FAIR -- CONTENTS -- BEFORE THE CURTAIN -- I. CHISWICK MALL -- II. IN WHICH MISS SHARP AND MISS SEDLEY PREPARE TO OPEN THE CAMPAIGN -- III. REBECCA IS IN PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY -- IV. THE GREEN SILK PURSE -- V. DOBBIN OF OURS -- VI. VAUXHALL -- VII. CRAWLEY OF QUEEN'S CRAWLEY -- VIII. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL -- IX. FAMILY PORTRAITS -- X. MISS SHARP BEGINS TO MAKE FRIENDS -- XI. ARCADIAN SIMPLICITY -- XII. QUITE A SENTIMENTAL CHAPTER -- XIII. SENTIMENTAL AND OTHERWISE -- XIV. MISS CRAWLEY AT HOME -- XV. IN WHICH REBECCA'S HUSBAND APPEARS FOR A SHORT TIME -- XVI. THE LETTER ON THE PINCUSHION -- XVII. HOW CAPTAIN DOBBIN BOUGHT A PIANO -- XVIII. WHO PLAYED ON THE PlANO CAPTAIN DOBBIN BOUGHT ? -- XIX. MISS CRAWLEY AT NURSE -- XX. IN WHICH CAPTAIN DOBBIN ACTS AS THE MESSENGER OF HYMEN -- XXI. A QUARREL ABOUT AN HEIRESS -- XXII. A MARRIAGE AND PART OF A HONEYMOON -- XXIII. CAPTAIN DOBBIN PROCEEDS ON HIS CANVASS -- XXIV. IN WHICH MR. OSBORNE TAKES DOWN THE FAMILY BIBLE -- XXV. IN WHICH ALL THE PRINCIPAL PERSONAGES THINK FIT TO LEAVE BRIGHTON -- XXVI. BETWEEN LONDON AND CHATHAM -- XXVII. IN WHICH AMELIA JOINS HER REGIMENT -- XXVIII. IN WHICH AMELIA INVADES THE LOW COUNTRIES -- XXIX. BRUSSELS -- XXX. 'THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME' -- XXXI. IN WHICH JOS SEDLEY TAKES CARE OF HIS SISTER -- XXXII. IN WHICH JOS TAKES FLIGHT, AND THE WAR IS BROUGHT TO A CLOSE -- XXXIII. IN WHICH MISS CRAWLEY'S RELATIONS ARE VERY ANXIOUS ABOUT HER -- XXXIV. JAMES CRAWLEY'S PIPE IS PUT OUT -- XXXV. WIDOW AND MOTHER -- XXXVI. HOW TO LIVE WELL ON NOTHING A YEAR -- XXXVII. THE SUBJECT CONTINUED -- XXXVIII. A FAMILY IN A VERY SMALL WAY -- XXXIX. A CYNICAL CHAPTER.