Thinks-I-To-Myself

by [NARES, Edward].

$253 · Offered by Biblio

12mo, pp. [iv], 216; [iv], 215; contemporary red half roan, spins lettered in gilt. ^gThinks I to Myselly^g success was due to its opportune appearance, though one can hardly say it is great literature or even has much of a plot. Still, it was simple story dealing with the inconstancies of the social life of the time told in a sarcastic and humorous style. It took the reading public by storm and became a publishing sensation, and was to go through nine editions by the middle of 1812 and continued its success by being published until as late as 1835. Another novel, on a similar theme, was something of a flop in comparison, Jane Austen's first published novel ^gSense and Sensibility^g, had only a moderate success with a second edition appearing in 1813. Such then are the vicissitudes of taste and fashion, and who knows, maybe a future generations will discover that Nares was, after all, the better book of 1811!

• Publisher: London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 20 Paternoster Row; J. Hatchard, Piccadilly; and J. Asperne, Cornhill; By Law an
• Year: 1811
• Edition: Second Edition, with Additions.

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