Barnes & Noble Digital Library

Roundabout Papers is a rich collection of columns that Thackerary wrote for Cornhill Magazine, a Victorian periodical and literary journal, and showcases his range of interests, thoughtful musings, and literary skills. Includes: “On a Lazy Idle Boy,” “Thorns in the Cushion,” “On a Joke I Once Heard from the Late Thomas Hood,” “A Mississippi Bubble,” and many more.