Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book 1850 - Softcover

MacKay, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1417972750 ISBN 13: 9781417972753

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book 1850 is a collection of illustrations, poems, and short stories compiled by Charles Mackay. Originally published in 1850, the book features intricate engravings of various subjects including landscapes, portraits, and historical scenes. The illustrations are accompanied by poetry and prose written by notable authors of the time, such as Lord Byron and William Wordsworth. The book was intended to be a popular gift item for Victorian-era middle-class families and was designed to be displayed in drawing rooms. The elaborate engravings and literary content of Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book 1850 provide a glimpse into the artistic and cultural sensibilities of the time.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About the Author

Charles Mackay (1841-1889) was born in Perth, Scotland. His mother died shortly after his birth, and his father, who had been in turn a Lieutenant on a Royal Navy sloop (captured and imprisoned for four years in France) and then an Ensign in the 47th foot taking part in the ill-fated Walcheren Expedition where he contracted malaria, sent young Charles to live with a nurse in Woolwich in 1822. After a couple of years' education in Brussels from 1828-1830, he became a journalist and songwriter in London. He worked on The Morning Chronicle from 1835-1844, when he was appointed Editor of The Glasgow Argus. His song The Good Time Coming sold 400,000 copies in 1846, the year that he was awarded his Doctorate of Literature by Glasgow University. He was a friend of influential figures such as Charles Dickens and Henry Russell, and moved to London to work on The Illustrated London News in 1848, and he became Editor of it in 1852. He was a correspondent for The Times during the American Civil War, but thereafter concentrated on writing books. Apart from Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, he is best remembered for his songs and his Dictionary of Lowland Scotch.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1417972750
• ISBN 13: 9781417972753
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132