1850 THACKERAY 1st Edition ANTIQUE rare Book BURLESQUE Romance MARRIAGE jealousy

  

Rebecca and Rowena a Romance Upon Romance by Mr. Titmarsh (William Makepeace Thackeray) published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1850.

Rebecca and Rowena from Victorian author William Makepeace Theckaray, writing under the pseudonym'Mr. Titmarsh' is a romantic novel published in 1850, considered to be a parody/spoof sequel of Walter Scott's Ivanhoe.

In an irreverent and theatrical plot, in which the dead come back to life, marriage is exposed as really quite dull, and imperialism is mocked mercilessly, Thackeray calls into question the ending of Ivanhoe, explores the miserable marriage of Sir Wilfrid to the "icy, faultless, prim" and reunites Ivanhoe with his first love, Rebecca, claiming they were wrongly separated in the earlier novel. William Makepeace Thackeray is one of the great figures of nineteenth century English literature and was one of the first writers to use literature as a means of social commentary. His writings, from the early satires and parodies through the mature historical and realistic fictions, critique the position of women in the Victorian era and give us a panoramic portrait of English society. This rare book is a great read for anyone interested in analyzing the role of the Victorian novel in the history of the women's movement. CONDITION : This book is in poor condition but all pages are present.

Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. The cover is very worn, soiled, ripped, scuffed, torn, and tattered. Binding was repaired by previous owner. It is likely that all pages became separated from the binding and were reattached to the spine with tape. The endpaper at the front of the book and the half-title page are loosening/separating from the spine. The names of the original owners are written on the front endpapers (pastedown, and fly leaf).

There are some numbers written on the back pastedown. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.