Men's Wives
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Description
William Makepeace Thackeray wrote these comic tales of marriage, first told under the pen name G. Fitz-Boodle. The longest, The Ravenswing, follows Miss Crump, a singer who rises toward fame as Morgiana. Around her circle suitors, managers, and her husband Mr. Walker. Two shorter tales complete the volume.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry turns on a fight and its tangled aftermath. Dennis Haggarty's Wife closes the set with another study of wedded folly. Thackeray mocks vanity and money-hunting on all sides, yet treats his fools kindly. The stories show his satiric voice forming before his great novels.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | William Makepeace Thackeray |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 382 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |