A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831-1847 4 Volume Set : Comprising Reminiscences of Social and Political Life in London and Paris during that Period Mixed media product
by Thomas Raikes
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe series
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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, but also in Prussia and Italy.
His wide acquaintance among politicians made him a close observer of British and international political affairs, such as the Reform Bill of 1832 and the abolition of slavery in the West Indies.
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- Pages:1664 pages, 3 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:23/02/2012
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- ISBN:9781108045261
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Item not Available
- Format:Mixed media product
- Pages:1664 pages, 3 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:23/02/2012
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- ISBN:9781108045261