THACKERAY (William Makepeace, 1811-1863, Novelist)

Fine Autograph Letter Signed in his upright hand to 'My dear Mr TITE' (Sir William, 1798-1873, Architect, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, MP) telling him that he has "no new lecture, and do not like to read the old printed ones for if I begin I shall have 100 letters from Societies all over the country to answer, to refuse, to make angry ...", 1 side 8vo., Palace Green, Kensington headed paper, 22nd June

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.

Item Date:  1863

Stock No:  40387      £575

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