William Makepeace Thackeray — A Collection from the Oxford Thackeray

London, Henry Frowde Oxford University Press, c1905. Leather. A leather bound collection of six volumes from The Oxford Thackeray, with illustrations throughout. Six volumes of a seventeen volume set. The Oxford Thackeray with illustrations. A collection of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray, a renowned British author and illustrator, best known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair. Each volume is edited and introduced by George Saintsbury, an English critic, literary historian, editor, teacher, and wine connoisseur, regarded as a highly influential critic of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This set contains: The Irish Sketch Book and Contributions to the 'Foreign Quarterly Review', 1842-4. With forty-five illustrations. An intimate portrait of Ireland written in the 1840's prior to the Famine, marked by it's hostility to Irish Catholics, the book appealed to British prejudices. Being one of two travel books written by Thackeray. The Adventures of Philip On His Way Through the World. With sixty-three illustrations. The last novel Thackeray completed, this work harks back to several of his previous ones. The action follows Philip Firmin, son of Dr. Brand Firmin and of Lord Ringwood's wealthy niece, who has been left a fortune at the death of his mother. The History of Pendennis. Complete in two volumes. With ninety-three illustrations to volume one and eight-nine illustrations to volume two. Set in nineteenth-century England, the main hero is a young English gentleman Arthur Pendennis, who is born in the country and sets out for London to seek his place in life and society. The Newcomes. Complete in two volumes. With ninety-five illustrations to volume one and seventy-five illustrations to volume two. Telling the story of Colonel Thomas Newcome, a virtuous and upstanding character, and his son Clive, who studies and travels for the purpose of becoming a painter, although the profession is frowned on by some of his relatives and acquaintances. In the original full red morocco binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spines. A 3" closed tear to the front board of The Irish Sketch Book. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Small tears to the front free endpaper of The Irish Sketch Book. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .