Literature

With Me Tonight

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April, 2022

With Me Tonight

George Weslow

 

The light grows dim                                                                                        
as evening falls,
and off in the distance
a whippoorwill calls.

Catherine

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March, 2022

5. Glossary of Spelling and Capitalization

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G. Glossary of Spelling and Capitalization

This glossary records Thackeray's spelling and capitalization practices for words and phrases in the copy-text of Catherine in cases where the copy-text's forms are unusual, inconsistent, or different from Thackeray's characteristic forms. In addition, the entries that follow contain, where possible, discussions of the usual forms found in Fraser's Magazine; and in all cases a suggestion is made as to whether the copy-text form is likely to be authorial.

Later Accounts

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March, 2022

Later Accounts

B. The 1726 Pamphlets

The murder of John Hayes prompted the appearance of two different pamphlets presenting accounts of the case, pamphlets that were prepared even before the execution of the murderers in May 1726. On April 28, 1726, the Daily Post (2) announced that there was in the press a work entitled The Life of Mrs. Margaret Hays [sic]. This publication, according to the advertisement in the Post, would give

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