This antiquarian book contains William Thackeray's 1842 travel book, "The Irish Sketch Book". An interesting and insightful look into mid-nineteenth century Ireland, this vintage book is highly recommended for lovers of travel writing, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Thackeray's wonderful work. The contents of this book include: "A Summer Day in Dublin, or There and There-abouts", "Country-House in Kildare - Sketches of an Irish Family and Farm", "From Carlow to Waterford", "From Waterford to Cork", "Cork - The Agricultural Show - Father Mathew", "Cork", etcetera. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863) was an esteemed English novelist during the nineteenth century. He became famous for his satirical novels, the most important and influential of which being "Vanity Fair". Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.