Literary
THACKERAY
(William Makepeace, 1811-1863, Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter in pencil Signed in his upright hand to 'Dear Mayhew'
saying that the book is sold already with thanks to your publisher. I have not time as yet to appear as a public man, and would rather keep my name out of even meritorious undertakings until such time as I can work in them to some purpose - which with the present extraordinary success of those lectures would be very... But suppose I break down? I am on the sofa after a small illness and have lost 3 nights this week..., 1 side 8vo., Halifax, 14th February no year
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Background
Thackeray has been described as the greatest literary glutton who ever lived. His main activity apart from writing was guttling and gorging and he suffered from recurrent problems with his digestion. On 23rd December 1863, after returning from dining out and before dressing for bed, he suffered a stroke. He was found dead in his bed the following morning. His death at the age of fifty-two was entirely unexpected, and shocked his family, his friends and the reading public. An estimated 7,000 people attended his funeral at Kensington Gardens. Thackeray visited Halifax, Yorkshire, in February 1857, staying at the White Swan Hotel. During this visit, he gave a lecture. If this letter is from that time then it is likely that the book he is referring to is The Virginians.
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