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Roundabout papers

Roundabout papers

by William Makepeace Thackeray

1800Classic LiteratureFiction
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I had occasion to pass a week in the autumn in the little old town of Coire or Chur, in the Grisons, where lies buried that very ancient British king, saint, and martyr, Lucius, who founded the Church of St. Peter, on Cornhill.

Themes & subjects

Classic LiteratureFiction
First published 1800

About the author

William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray

18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863

An English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly *Vanity Fair*, a panoramic portrait of English society.

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray

First published

1800

Pages

404

Read time

≈ 10h

Editions

29

Languages

English, und

Publisher

Smith, Elder

ISBN

9781402198953

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