The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes And Misfortunes, His Friends And His Greatest EnemyPenguin UK, 26.06.1986 - 816 Seiten Written immediately after Vanity Fair, Pendennis has a similar atmosphere of brooding disillusion, tempered by the most jovial of wits. But here Thackeray plunders his own past to create the character of Pendennis and the world in which he lives: from miserable schoolboy to striving journalist, from carefree Oxbridge to the high (and low) life of London. The result is a superbly panoramic blend of people, action and background. The true ebb and flow of life is caught and the credibility of Pen, his worldly uncle, the Major, and many of the other characters, extends far beyond the pages of the novel. Held together by Thackeray's flowing, confident prose, with its conversational ease of tone, Pendennis is as rich a portrait of England in the 1830s and 40s as it is a thorough and thoroughly entertaining self-portrait. |
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... deal of honesty throughout the novel . Thackeray is hard on himself , but yet tries to judge himself fairly . And a verdict of sorts is returned in the book's final paragraph - of which enough may be quoted here to warn the reader at ...
... deal of honesty throughout the novel . Thackeray is hard on himself , but yet tries to judge himself fairly . And a verdict of sorts is returned in the book's final paragraph - of which enough may be quoted here to warn the reader at ...
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... deal to learn from the pages of Sons and Lovers . In Henry Esmond the hero eventually marries the mother of the girl he has thought to woo , and in doing so converts into a sexual union a relationship which has been initially felt by ...
... deal to learn from the pages of Sons and Lovers . In Henry Esmond the hero eventually marries the mother of the girl he has thought to woo , and in doing so converts into a sexual union a relationship which has been initially felt by ...
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... deal of Isabella Shaw about her . His wife's insanity placed Thackeray in a deeply unfortunate situation . He was virtually a widower , and with young daughters to bring up ; but for as long as Isabella lived he could not lawfully marry ...
... deal of Isabella Shaw about her . His wife's insanity placed Thackeray in a deeply unfortunate situation . He was virtually a widower , and with young daughters to bring up ; but for as long as Isabella lived he could not lawfully marry ...
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... deal of the odour of genteel life . They had out their plate , and dined each other round in the moonlight nights twice a year , coming a dozen miles to these festivals ; and besides the county , the Pendennises had the society of the ...
... deal of the odour of genteel life . They had out their plate , and dined each other round in the moonlight nights twice a year , coming a dozen miles to these festivals ; and besides the county , the Pendennises had the society of the ...
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... deal of care and other thoughtful matter to keep him awake , a man from long practice or fatigue or resolution begins by going to sleep as usual : and gets a nap in advance of Anxiety . But she soon comes up with him and jogs his ...
... deal of care and other thoughtful matter to keep him awake , a man from long practice or fatigue or resolution begins by going to sleep as usual : and gets a nap in advance of Anxiety . But she soon comes up with him and jogs his ...
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In which the Major Makes his Appearance | |
In which Pen is kept Waiting at the Door while the Reader is Informed who Little Laura | |
In which the Major Opens the Campaign | |
Which is Passed in the Neighbourhood of Ludgate Hill | |
In which the History still Hovers about Fleet Street | |
A Dinner in the | |
The Pall Mall Gazette | |
Where Pen appears in Town and Country | |
In which the Sylph Reappears | |
In which Colonel Altamont Appears and Disappears | |
Relates to Mr Harry Fokers Affairs | |
Facing the Enemy | |
Negotiation | |
In which a ShootingMatch is Proposed | |
A Crisis | |
In which Miss Fotheringay Makes a New Engagement | |
The Happy Village | |
Which Concludes the First Part of this History | |
Alma Mater | |
Pendennis of Boniface | |
Rakes Progress | |
Flight after Defeat | |
Prodigals Return | |
New Faces | |
A Little Innocent | |
Contains both Love and Jealousy | |
Notes | |
Contains some BallPractising | |
Which is both Quarrelsome and Sentimental | |
Babylon | |
The Knights of the Temple | |
Old and New Acquaintances | |
In which the Printers Devil Comes to the Door | |
Carries the Reader both to Richmond and Greenwich | |
Contains a Novel Incident | |
Alsatia | |
In which the Colonel Narrates some of his Adventures | |
A Chapter of Conversations | |
Miss Amorys Partners | |
Monseigneur samuse | |
A Visit of Politeness | |
In Shepherds | |
In or Near the Temple Garden | |
The Happy Village Again | |
Which had very nearly been the Last of the Story | |
A Critical Chapter | |
Convalescence | |
Fannys Occupations Gone | |
In which Fanny Engages a New Medical | |
Foreign Ground | |
Fairoaks To Let | |
Old Friends | |
Explanations | |
People and Places | |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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