Ten Thousand a-Year is a novel written by English barrister Samuel Warren. First published in 1841, it enjoyed widespread popularity in the United States and Europe for much of the century.
 Vol. 1 cover plate for 1889 edition | |
| Author | Samuel Warren |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | William Blackwood and Sons (UK) Carey and Hart (US) |
Publication date | 1841 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 514 pp (Vol. 1, hardback) |
Background
editWhen first published, the novel was split into three volumes for its United Kingdom release and six volumes for release in the United States. Despite Edgar Allan Poe's critical panning of the book as "shamefully ill-written" in the November 1841 issue of Graham's Magazine,[1] it went on to become one of the most popular novels of the era in both the United States and Europe. New print runs and updated editions were published regularly to the turn of the century.
The story chronicles events in the life of its iconic protagonist Tittlebat Titmouse and offers in-depth detail of English common law of the time.
Ten Thousand a-Year was, in fact, first published in the Edinburgh Magazine in instalments in 1839. The first instalment appearing in October of that year at page 505 of No. CCLXXXVIII.
Characters
editIt has been said that the characters from the novel listed in the first column of the table below represent the real persons listed in the second column of that table.[2][3]
| Character from the novel | Real Person whom he is said to represent |
| Mr Crystal | Cresswell |
| Mr Justice Grayley | Mr Justice Bayley |
| Mr Lynx | Wightman |
| Mr Quicksilver | Brougham |
| Mr Sterling | Pollock CB |
| Mr Subtle | Scarlett |
| Sir Charles Westenholme | Lord Lyndhurst |
| Lord Widdrington | Lord Tenterden |
References
edit- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe, 'Review of Ten Thousand a Year'". Archived from the original on 28 September 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ J B Atlay. Cornhill. October 1907.
- ^ Glanville Williams. Learning the Law. Eleventh Edition. Steven. 1982. Page 229.
External links
edit- Ten Thousand a-Year, vol. 1 at Project Gutenberg
- Ten Thousand a-Year, vol. 2 at Project Gutenberg
- Ten Thousand a-Year, vol. 3 at Project Gutenberg
- Digitized Ten Thousand a-Year at Google Books
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