Alexander Hamilton Thompson – författare

Originally published in 1913 as part of the Pitt Press Series, this book contains the text of Alexander Pope's poetic 'epistles' on the nature of man, originally written between 1733 and 1734. Thompson prefaces the poems with a synopsis of each, as well as a history of their creation. Detailed notes follow at the end of the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the work of Alexander Pope.

Originally published in 1918, this book contains the French text of Alain-René Lesage's satire Turcaret, written in the early eighteenth century. Thompson prefaces the comedy with a biography of Lesage and an analysis of his place in the canon of French playwrights alongside Molière. This book will be of value to anyone interested in eighteenth-century French drama or in the works of Lesage.

Originally published in 1920, this book contains the French text of the eighth and ninth books of Chateaubriand's Mémoires d-Outre-Tombe. These two books cover Chateubriand's time in England between 1792 and 1800, when he was living in exile after fighting on the Royalist side at the siege of Thionville, during which time he became acquainted with English literature and wrote his influential essay on the causes of the French Revolution. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Chateaubriand's life and work.