A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831–1847

Comprising Reminiscences of Social and Political Life in London and Paris during that Period

By:

Thomas Raikes

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe

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Diarist Thomas Raikes (1777–1848) was an Old Etonian whose social world included some of the most influential people of his day. Raikes was no politician - he had an established reputation as a 'dandy' - and he spent much of his time in gentlemen's clubs in London, especially the Carlton and White's. He was ostensibly employed by his father, a merchant and later governor of the Bank of England, and was married with four children. His reputation as a man about town was confirmed by the posthumous publication of these diary extracts, in four volumes from 1856 to 1857; they focus on his time abroad, mostly in Paris. Volume 1 covers the period from January 1832 to autumn 1834, a time of dramatic events in Britain and elsewhere, including the adoption of the Reform Act, uncertainty in Europe over Belgium and the abolition of slavery in the West Indies.

Release date Australia

February 23rd, 2012

Author

Thomas Raikes

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

1 Plates, black and white

Pages

336

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe

Dimensions

140x216x19

ISBN-13

9781108045223

Product ID

19711942

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