The History of PendennisThe Floating Press, 01.02.2011 - 1441 Seiten With an unmatched wit and a keen appreciation for the inanity of social mores, William Makepeace Thackeray provides his own unique spin on the family history genre in The History of Pendennis. Following a young lad who makes his way to London in search of love and a livelihood, the narrative tears through juicy family secrets, shadowy machinations, and all manner of plots and conspiracies. If you liked Vanity Fair, you'll love The History of Pendennis. |
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... Lady Pontypool at least twice a day, could not but remark the angelical sweetness and kindness with which the young lady bore her elderly relative's insults; and it was, as they were going in the fourth mourning coach to attend her ...
... Lady Pontypool at least twice a day, could not but remark the angelical sweetness and kindness with which the young lady bore her elderly relative's insults; and it was, as they were going in the fourth mourning coach to attend her ...
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... lady had left her a thousand pounds, indeed; and she would go into a boarding-house or into a school: in fine, she did not know where. Then Pendennis, looking into her pale face, and keeping hold of her cold little hand, asked her if ...
... lady had left her a thousand pounds, indeed; and she would go into a boarding-house or into a school: in fine, she did not know where. Then Pendennis, looking into her pale face, and keeping hold of her cold little hand, asked her if ...
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... lady." "Lady, sir," cried the Doctor, "that a lady—you—you—you stand in your mother's presence and call that—that woman a lady!—" "In anybody's presence," shouted out Pen. "She is worthy of any place. She is as pure as any woman. She is ...
... lady." "Lady, sir," cried the Doctor, "that a lady—you—you—you stand in your mother's presence and call that—that woman a lady!—" "In anybody's presence," shouted out Pen. "She is worthy of any place. She is as pure as any woman. She is ...
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... Lady Emily or Lady Barbara Trehawk; but all those dreams are over; my poor fellow, you must lie on the bed which you have made for yourself." These things to hear did young Pendennis seriously incline. They are not so interesting in ...
... Lady Emily or Lady Barbara Trehawk; but all those dreams are over; my poor fellow, you must lie on the bed which you have made for yourself." These things to hear did young Pendennis seriously incline. They are not so interesting in ...
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... lady that's testy and cross, maybe, and would grudge me every morsel of meat." (Sure, it's near dinner time, and Suky not laid the cloth yet.) "And then," added Miss Costigan quite simply, "suppose there was a family?—why, Papa, we ...
... lady that's testy and cross, maybe, and would grudge me every morsel of meat." (Sure, it's near dinner time, and Suky not laid the cloth yet.) "And then," added Miss Costigan quite simply, "suppose there was a family?—why, Papa, we ...
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Chapter XXXIX Colonel Altamont Appears and Disappears | 725 |
Chapter XL Relates to Mr Harry Fokers Affairs | 743 |
Chapter XLI Carries the Reader Both to Richmond and Greenwich | 764 |
Chapter XLII Contains a Novel Incident | 781 |
Chapter XLIII Alsatia | 801 |
Chapter XLIV In Which the Colonel Narrates Some of His Adventures | 814 |
Chapter XLV A Chapter of Conversations | 834 |
Chapter XLVI Miss Amorys Partners | 858 |
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Chapter XV The Happy Village | 259 |
Chapter XVI More Storms in the Puddle | 277 |
Chapter XVII Which Concludes the First Part of this History | 298 |
Chapter XVIII Alma Mater | 319 |
Chapter XIX Pendennis of Boniface | 335 |
Chapter XX Rakes Progress | 358 |
Chapter XXI Flight After Defeat | 377 |
Chapter XXII Prodigals Return | 392 |
Chapter XXIII New Faces | 408 |
Chapter XXIV A Little Innocent | 438 |
Chapter XXV Contains Both Love and Jealousy | 459 |
Chapter XXVI A House Full of Visitors | 476 |
Chapter XXVII Contains Some BallPractising | 501 |
Chapter XXVIII Which is Both Quarrelsome and Sentimental | 517 |
Chapter XXIX Babylon | 543 |
Chapter XXX The Knights of the Temple | 564 |
Chapter XXXI Old and New Acquaintances | 580 |
Chapter XXXII In Which the Printers Devil Comes to the Door | 602 |
Chapter XXXIII Which is Passed in the Neighbourhood of Ludgate Hill | 625 |
Chapter XXXIV In Which the History Still Hovers About Fleet Street | 643 |
Chapter XXXV Dinner in the Row | 654 |
Chapter XXXVI The Pall Mall Gazette | 674 |
Chapter XXXVII Where Pen Appears in Town and Country | 684 |
Chapter XXXVIII In Which the Sylph Reappears | 710 |
Chapter XLVII Monseigneur Samuse | 882 |
Chaptyer XLVIII a Visit of Politeness | 908 |
Chapter XLIX In Shepherds Inn | 918 |
Chapter L Or Near the Temple Garden | 929 |
Chapter LI The Happy Village Again | 945 |
Chapter LII Which Had Very Nearly Been the Last of the Story | 956 |
Chapter LIII A Critical Chapter | 977 |
Chapter LIV Convalescence | 995 |
Chapter LV Fannys Occupations Gone | 1016 |
Chapter LVI In Which Fanny Engages a New Medical Man | 1036 |
Chapter LVII Foreign Ground | 1056 |
Chapter LVIII Fairoaks to Let | 1077 |
Chapter LIX Old Friends | 1096 |
Chapter LX Explanations | 1120 |
Chapter LXI Conversations | 1132 |
Chapter LXII The Way of the World | 1157 |
Chapter LXIII Which Accounts Perhaps for Chapter LXI | 1183 |
Chapter LXIV Phyllis and Corydon | 1208 |
Chapter LXV Temptation | 1218 |
Chapter LXVI In Which Pen Begins His Canvass | 1238 |
Chapter LXVII In Which Pen Begins to Doubt About His Election | 1255 |
Chapter LXVIII In Which the Major is Bidden to Stand and Deliver | 1278 |
Chapter LXIX In Which the Major Neither Yields His Money nor His Life | 1297 |
Chapter LXX In Which Pendennis Counts His Eggs | 1314 |
Chapter LXXI Fiat Justitia | 1325 |
Chapter LXXII In Which the Decks Begin to Clear | 1340 |
Chapter LXXIII Mr And Mrs Sam Huxter | 1355 |
Chapter LXXIV Shows How Arthur Had Better Have Taken a ReturnTicket | 1374 |
Chapter LXXV A Chapter of MatchMaking | 1387 |
Chapter LXXVI Exeunt Omnes | 1403 |
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acquaintance admiration ain't Altamont Arthur Pendennis asked Baronet Baymouth beautiful began Blanche blushed Bolton Bows Bungay called Captain Costigan carriage Chatteris Colonel cried daughter dear delighted dine dinner Doctor Portman door drawing-room eyes face Fairoaks Fanny father Foker girl give Glanders Grosvenor Place hand heard heart Helen honest honour Huxter kind knew Lady Clavering laughing Laura letter live London looked Lord Lord Steyne Lowton Madame Fribsby Major Pendennis mamma marriage marry Miss Amory Miss Costigan Miss Fotheringay morning mother never night Oxbridge Pall Mall Gazette Pen's Pendennis's perhaps play pleasure poor pretty Pynsent round Saint Boniface sate Shandon Sir Francis Clavering Smirke Strong sure talk tell thought told took uncle voice Wagg walked Warrington window woman women wonder young fellow young gentleman young lady