A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831-1847

by Raikes, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781108045247
• ISBN10: 1108045243
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-23
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Diarist Thomas Raikes (1777-1848) was an Old Etonian whose social world included some of the most influential people of his day. Raikes was no politician - he had an established reputation as a 'dandy' - and he spent much of his time in gentlemen's clubs in London, especially the Carlton and White's. He was ostensibly employed by his father, a merchant and later governor of the Bank of England, and was married with four children. His reputation as a man about town was confirmed by the posthumous publication of these diary extracts, in four volumes from 1856 to 1857; they focus on his time abroad, mostly in Paris. Volume 4 begins in 1840, with Raikes in Paris. He finally returns to England in July 1844, and re-enters London society before setting off for a brief trip to Ireland. The diary ends in 1847.

Table of Contents

Paris, 1st July, 1836âÇôParis, 31st December, 1839

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