Ten Thousand a-Year

Ten Thousand a-Year is a novel written by English barrister Samuel Warren. First published in 1841, it enjoyed widespread popularity in the United States and Europe for much of the century.

Ten Thousand a-Year
Vol. 1 cover plate for 1889 edition
AuthorSamuel Warren
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genrenovel
PublisherWilliam Blackwood and Sons (UK)
Carey and Hart (US)
Publication date
1841
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages514 pp (Vol. 1, hardback)

Background

When first published, the novel was split into three volumes for its United Kingdom release and six volumes for release in the United States. Despite Edgar Allan Poe's critical panning of the book as 'shamefully ill-written' in the November 1841 issue of Graham's Magazine,[1] it went on to become one of the most popular novels of the era in both the United States and Europe. New print runs and updated editions were published regularly to the turn of the century.

The story chronicles events in the life of its iconic protagonist Tittlebat Titmouse and offers in-depth detail of English common law of the time.

Ten Thousand A Year was, in fact, first published in the Edinburgh Magazine in instalments in 1839. The first instalment appearing in October of that year at page 505 of No. CCLXXXVIII.

Characters

It has been said that the characters from the novel listed in the first column of the table below represent the real persons listed in the second column of that table.[2][3]

Character from the novel Real Person whom he is said to represent
Mr Crystal Cresswell
Mr Justice Grayley Mr Justice Bayley
Mr Lynx Wightman
Mr Quicksilver Brougham
Mr Sterling Pollock CB
Mr Subtle Scarlett
Sir Charles Westenholme Lord Lyndhurst
Lord Widdrington Lord Tenterden

References
  1. "Edgar Allan Poe, 'Review of Ten Thousand a Year'". Archived from the original on 28 September 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  2. J B Atlay. Cornhill. October 1907.
  3. Glanville Williams. Learning the Law. Eleventh Edition. Steven. 1982. Page 229.


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