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(1) [The Times, 25 Dec 1863, p. 7 (by E. S. Dallas1).] Suddenly one of our greatest literary men has departed. Never more shall the fine head of Mr Thackeray, with its mass of silvery hair, be seen towering among us. It was but two days ago that he might be seen at his club, radiant and buoyant with glee. Yesterday morning he was found dead in his bed. With all his high spirits he did not seem well; he complained of illness; but he was often ill, and he laughed off his present attack. He said that he was about to undergo some treatment which would work a perfect cure in his system, and so he made light of his malady….
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Venables, G. (1983). Some Obituaries. In: Collins, P. (eds) Thackeray. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17010-4_33
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