A Walk from London to FulhamCroker, Thomas Crofton
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A Walk from London to Fulham
Croker, Thomas Crofton
London (England) -- Description and travel
1829. ‘Legends of the Lakes; or, Sayings and Doings at Killarney,
collected chiefly from the Manuscripts of R. Adolphus Lynch, Esq., H. P.
King’s German Legion, with illustrations by Maclise (Ebers).’ A second
edition, compressed into one volume as a guide to the Lakes, appeared in
1831. (Fisher.)
From this time Croker became contributor to the ‘Gentleman’s’ and
‘Fraser’s’ Magazines. In 1832 he was a steward at the famous literary
dinner given to Hogg the Ettrick Shepherd.
1835. ‘Landscape Illustrations to Moore’s Irish Melodies, with Comments
for the Curious.’ (Only one number appeared.) (Power.)
1837. ‘A Memoir of Joseph Holt, General of the Irish Rebels in 1798.
From Holt’s Autobiographical MS. in the possession of Sir W. Betham.’
(Colburn.)
‘The Journal of a Tour through Ireland in 1644, translated from the
French of M. de la Boullaye le Gouz, assisted by J. Roche, Father Prout,
and Thomas Wright.’ (Boone.) Dedicated to the elder Disraeli, “in
remembrance of much attention and kindness received from him many years
ago;” which dedication was cordially responded to by that author.
1839. ‘The Popular Songs of Ireland.’ (Colburn.)
1843. A Description of Rosamond’s Bower, Fulham {18} (the residence of
Mr. Croker for eight years), with an inventory of the pictures,
furniture, curiosities, etc., etc. (Privately printed.)
It was here that Moore, Rogers, Maria Edgeworth, Lucy Aikin, “Father
Prout” (Mahony), Barham (Ingoldsby), Sydney Smith, Jerdan, Theodore Hook,
Lover, Planché, Lords Braybrooke, Strangford, and Northampton, Sir G.
Back, John Barrow, Sir Emerson Tennent, Wyon, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, T.
Wright, and many others were the guests of Mr. Croker. One room in the
house was fitted up as a Museum, where such visitors delighted to
assemble.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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