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."
Oct 4, 2013
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The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman. Edited, from a Contemporary Manuscript, with a Historical Introd., Notes, and a Glossary Volume 1 - Primary Source Edition

Sep 30, 2013
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Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English - Primary Source Edition

Sep 17, 2013
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The law recorder Volume 5

Sep 15, 2013
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Cambridge University Transactions During the Puritan Controversies of the 16th and 17th Centuries, Volume 1 - Primary Source Edition

Sep 14, 2013
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Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies

Sep 13, 2013
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A Volume of Vocabularies; Illustrating the Condition and Manners of Our Forefathers, as Well as the History of the Forms of Elementary Education and of the Languages Spoken in This Island, from the Tenth Century to the Fifteenth. Volume 2

Sep 13, 2013
Cover of Specimens of Lyric Poetry, Composed in England in the Reign of Edward the First: Edited From Ms. Harl. 2253, in the British Museum (Classic Reprint)

Specimens of Lyric Poetry, Composed in England in the Reign of Edward the First: Edited From Ms. Harl. 2253, in the British Museum (Classic Reprint)

Sep 13, 2013
Cover of Reliquiae Antiquae; Scraps from Ancient Manuscripts, Illustrating Chiefly Early English Literature and the English Language Volume 2

Reliquiae Antiquae; Scraps from Ancient Manuscripts, Illustrating Chiefly Early English Literature and the English Language Volume 2

Sep 13, 2013
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Monograph on the Lias Ammonites of the British Islands Volume 1

Sep 12, 2013
Cover of Political Poems and Songs Related to English History; Composed from the Accession of Edw. III to That of Ric. III Volume 2

Political Poems and Songs Related to English History; Composed from the Accession of Edw. III to That of Ric. III Volume 2

Sep 12, 2013
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La Morte D'Arthure; The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round Table Volume 1

Sep 12, 2013
Cover of Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray; Comprising a Political and Humorous History of the Latter Part of the Reign of

Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray; Comprising a Political and Humorous History of the Latter Part of the Reign of

Sep 12, 2013
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A Selection of Latin Stories; From Manuscripts of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

Sep 12, 2013
Cover of Narratives of Sorcery and Magic; From the Most Authentic Sources Volume 1

Narratives of Sorcery and Magic; From the Most Authentic Sources Volume 1

Sep 12, 2013
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Songs and Carols; Now First Printed, from a Manuscript of the Fifteenth Century Volume 23

Jul 30, 2013
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Floated meadows

Apr 26, 2013
Cover of The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey Chaucer Volume 2

The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey Chaucer Volume 2

Apr 1, 2013
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Anglo-Saxon Period

Apr 1, 2013
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Monograph on the British Fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous Formations (V 2)

Mar 3, 2013
Cover of Uriconium: A Historical Account of the Ancient Roman City, and of the Excavations Made Upon Its Site at Wroxeter, in Shropshire, Forming a Sketch of the Condition and History of the Welsh Border During the Roman Period (Classic Reprint)

Uriconium: A Historical Account of the Ancient Roman City, and of the Excavations Made Upon Its Site at Wroxeter, in Shropshire, Forming a Sketch of the Condition and History of the Welsh Border During the Roman Period (Classic Reprint)

Feb 21, 2013
Cover of Wanderings of an Antiquary: Chiefly Upon the Traces of the Romans in Britain (Classic Reprint)

Wanderings of an Antiquary: Chiefly Upon the Traces of the Romans in Britain (Classic Reprint)

Feb 5, 2013
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Narratives of Sorcery and Magic: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge)

Feb 5, 2013
Cover of Narratives of Sorcery and Magic: Volume 1

Narratives of Sorcery and Magic: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge)

Jan 25, 2013
Cover of Essays on Archaeological Subjects; And on Various Questions Connected with the History of Art, Science and Literature in the Middle Ages (1)

Essays on Archaeological Subjects; And on Various Questions Connected with the History of Art, Science and Literature in the Middle Ages (1)