Thackeray in the United States, 1852-3, 1855-6, Including a Record of a Variety of Thackerayana
Thackeray in the United States, 1852-3, 1855-6, Including a Record of a Variety of Thackerayana
Dickson, Frederick Stoever, 1850-1925
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Thackeray spoke of his tour in America and said how much gratified he had been by his reception. Richmond was an attractive place to him he declared — he had been received with the utmost kindness and attention — and he had always looked upon the Virginians as resembling more closely his own people in England than the Americans of other States. They seemed 'more homely' I think was his phrase — which I recall from the curious employment of the word * homely* in the sense of * home-like.' " * Yo...ur American travels will no doubt give you the material for a volume on this country,* I said. " * Yes, I have seen a great deal,' was his reply. "'Well, I don't think you will abuse us, Mr. Thackeray.* " * I shall not write anything upon America,* he said, * my secretary may — he is quite capable.^ And as to abusing you, if I do, I'm — 1' "The sentence terminated in a manner rather more emphatic than would have suited the atmos- 1 Vide " With Thackeray in America," by Eyre Crowe, A. R.
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