{"product_id":"a-portion-of-the-journal-kept-by-thomas-raikes-esq-from-1831-1847-comprising-reminiscences-of-social-and-political-life-in-london-and-paris-during-that-period-paperback-9781108045223","title":"A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831–1847; Comprising Reminiscences of Social and Political Life in London and Paris during that Period (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108045223","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831–1847\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eComprising Reminiscences of Social and Political Life in London and Paris during that Period\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe diary of an influential London dandy and socialite, published posthumously from 1856 to 1857 in four volumes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Raikes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108045223, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDiarist 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 1 covers the period from January 1832 to autumn 1834, a time of dramatic events in Britain and elsewhere, including the adoption of the Reform Act, uncertainty in Europe over Belgium and the abolition of slavery in the West Indies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e London, 6th January, 1832–Paris, 30th December, 1834.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266078724376,"sku":"9781108045223","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108045223i_fe2d193a-1863-4be8-a1d1-a27530adf1ae.jpg?v=1696746667","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-portion-of-the-journal-kept-by-thomas-raikes-esq-from-1831-1847-comprising-reminiscences-of-social-and-political-life-in-london-and-paris-during-that-period-paperback-9781108045223","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}