Thomas Wright

615 books • 16 series

Wright was born near Ludlow in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, to a Quaker family who had formerly lived in Bradford. He attended Ludlow Grammar School before graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1834. While in Cambridge, he contributed to the Gentleman's Magazine and other periodicals, and in 1835 he moved to London to pursue a literary career. In 1842, he was chosen corresponding member of Paris' Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, as well as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a member of numerous other distinguished British and international organizations. In 1859, he oversaw the excavations of the Roman town of Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter), near Shrewsbury, and produced a report. The Drawing Room Portrait Gallery contains a portrait of him from October 1, 1859. Thomas Edward Bridgett, an English clergyman and historian, commented, "It is only when he has to speak of the Catholic Church that he is bitter and unfair."
Nov 25, 2018
Cover of The History and Topography of the County of Essex, Comprising Its Ancient and Modern History, Vol. 2

The History and Topography of the County of Essex, Comprising Its Ancient and Modern History, Vol. 2

Nov 22, 2018
Cover of Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English, Vol. 1: Containing Words From the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century Which Are No Longer in Use, or Are Not Used in the Same Sense, and Words Which Are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects

Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English, Vol. 1: Containing Words From the English Writers Previous to the Nineteenth Century Which Are No Longer in Use, or Are Not Used in the Same Sense, and Words Which Are Now Used Only in the Provincial Dialects

Nov 20, 2018
Cover of Essays on Subjects Connected With the Literature, Popular Superstitions, Vol. 1 of 2: And History of England in the Middle Ages (Classic Reprint)

Essays on Subjects Connected With the Literature, Popular Superstitions, Vol. 1 of 2: And History of England in the Middle Ages (Classic Reprint)

Nov 20, 2018
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Farewell to Time, or Last Views of Life, and Prospects of Immortality (Classic Reprint)

Nov 18, 2018
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Essays on Archaeological Subjects, and on Various Questions Connected with the History of Art, and Literature in the Middle Ages, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Nov 11, 2018
Cover of Essays on Subjects Connected with the Literature, Popular Superstitions, and History of England in the Middle Ages, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Essays on Subjects Connected with the Literature, Popular Superstitions, and History of England in the Middle Ages, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Nov 10, 2018
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The Chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft, Vol. 2

Nov 4, 2018
Cover of The Life of Edward Fitzgerald, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

The Life of Edward Fitzgerald, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Nov 4, 2018
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Memorials of Cambridge, Vol. 1 of 2

Nov 2, 2018
Cover of The Anglo-Norman Metrical Chronicle of Geoffrey Gaimar

The Anglo-Norman Metrical Chronicle of Geoffrey Gaimar

Oct 31, 2018
Cover of The Anglo-Latin Satirical Poets and Epigrammatists of the Twelfth Century, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

The Anglo-Latin Satirical Poets and Epigrammatists of the Twelfth Century, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Oct 30, 2018
Cover of Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies, Vol. 1: Vocabularies (Large Text Classic Reprint)

Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies, Vol. 1: Vocabularies (Large Text Classic Reprint)

Oct 27, 2018
Cover of Alliterative Poem on the Deposition of King Richard II: Ricardi Maydiston De Concordia Inter Ric. II. Et Civitatem London (Classic Reprint)

Alliterative Poem on the Deposition of King Richard II: Ricardi Maydiston De Concordia Inter Ric. II. Et Civitatem London (Classic Reprint)

Oct 24, 2018
Cover of The History of Scotland, Vol. 3

The History of Scotland, Vol. 3

Oct 20, 2018
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Les Cent Nouvelles, Vol. 2

Oct 19, 2018
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Les Cent Nouvelles, Vol. 1

Oct 8, 2018
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Queen Elizabeth and Her Times, Vol. 1 of 2

Oct 7, 2018
Cover of The History of Scotland, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Vol. 1

The History of Scotland, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Vol. 1

Sep 30, 2018
Cover of Womankind in Western Europe: From the Earliest Times to the Seventeenth Century (Classic Reprint)

Womankind in Western Europe: From the Earliest Times to the Seventeenth Century (Classic Reprint)

Sep 29, 2018
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Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles, Vol. 1

Sep 20, 2018
Cover of The Life of Colonel Fred Burnaby (Classic Reprint)

The Life of Colonel Fred Burnaby (Classic Reprint)

Sep 18, 2018
Cover of Narratives of Sorcery and Magic, from the Most Authentic Sources, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Narratives of Sorcery and Magic, from the Most Authentic Sources, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Sep 17, 2018
Cover of The History of Scotland, Vol. 2

The History of Scotland, Vol. 2

Sep 16, 2018
Cover of The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium: At Wroxeter, Near Shrewsbury (Classic Reprint)

The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium: At Wroxeter, Near Shrewsbury (Classic Reprint)