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...y person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim M... ...e Autumn of 1844. Most faithfully yours, My dear Lewis, W. M. Thackeray. London:December 24, 1845. PREFACE ON THE 20TH OF AUGUST, 1844, the writer o... ...E ON THE 20TH OF AUGUST, 1844, the writer of this little book went to dine at the—Club, quite unconscious of the wonderful events which Fate had in st... ...acation idlers to extend their travels and pursue it:above all, young well-educated men entering life, to take this course, we will say, after that at... ...ducated men entering life, to take this course, we will say, after that at college; and, having their book-learn- ing fresh in their minds, see the li... ...ge; and, having their book-learn- ing fresh in their minds, see the living people and their cities, and the actual aspect of Nature, along the famous ... ...s shores of the Mediterranean. CHAPTER I:VIGO THE SUN BROUGHT ALL the sick people out of their berths this morning, and the indescribable moans and no... ...ville, and other command- ers who need not be mentioned. He is a very well-educated man, and reads prodigiously,—travels, histories, lives of emi- nen... ...ave translated Jack and Jill into Greek iambics, and been a credit to your college. ”I turned testily away from her. “Madam,” says I, “because an eagl...

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