Author:Thomas Wright (1810-1877)

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Thomas Wright
(1810–1877)

Thomas Wright

Works

• The history and topography of the county of Essex, 1831 vol 1, vol 2
• The Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain, 1834 external scan
• The tale of the basyn and the frere and the boy. 1836 external scan
• The Turnament of Totenham and the Feest. 1836 external scan
• The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent, 1837 (Volume 5)
• Conquest of Ireland by Henry the Second, 1837 external scan
• Queen Elizabeth and Her Times, 1838 vol 1, vol 2
• Alliterative poem on the deposition of King Richard II., 1838 external scan
• Early mysteries, 1838 external scan
• The political songs of England, from the reign of John to that of Edward II, 1839 external scan
• An essay on the state of literature and learning under the Anglo-Saxons; 1839 external scan
• Memorials of Cambridge, with Historical and Descriptive Accounts, 2 vols., 1841. This was written by him and Harry Longueville Jones, and published by the engraver John Le Keux.
• Popular Treatises on Science Written During the Middle Ages (with translation) (1841) external scan
• Reliquiæ Antiquæ: Scraps from Ancient Manuscripts, 1841 vol 1, vol 2
• Political Ballads Published in England During the Commonwealth, 1841 external scan
• Le Keux's memorials of Cambridge, 1841 vol 1, vol 2
• Jack of Dover, 1842 (short work) external scan
• Biographia Britannica Literaria, or, Biography of literary characters of Great Britain and Ireland 1842 vol 1, vol 2
• Specimens of lyric poetry, composed in England in the reign of Edward the First, 1842 external scan
• A selection of Latin stories: From manuscripts of the thirteenth century, 1842 (v. short work) external scan
• The autobiography of Joseph Lister, of Bradford in Yorkshire, 1842 external scan
• The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman (1842) external scan
• The Chester plays, 1843 external scan
• Three Chapters of Letters Relating to the Suppression of Monasteries (1843) external scan
• St. Patrick's purgatory, 1844 external scan
• St. Brandan: A Medieval Legend of the Sea, in English Verse and Prose, 1844 external scan
• The pastime of pleasure: an allegorical poem, 1845 external scan
• The archaeological album; or, Museum of national antiquities, 1845 external scan
• The seven sages, 1845 external scan
• Essays on subjects connected with the Literature, Popular Superstitions and History of England in the Middle Ages (1846) vol 1, vol 2
• Songs and carols of the fifteenth century, 1847 external scan
• England under the house of Hanover, 1848 vol 1, vol 2
• Early travels in Palestine, 1848 external scan
• The young mill-wright and miller's guide, 1848 external scan
• The history of Ireland, 1849 external scan
• The history of Scotland, 1850 vol 1, vol 2, vol 3
• Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures of James Gillray, 1851 external scan
• Narratives of sorcery and magic, 1851 external scan
• The history of Ludlow and its neighbourhood, 1852 external scan
• The Celt, the Roman, and the Saxon, 1852 external scan
• The Canterbury tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. 1853 external scan
• The Travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian, 1854 external scan
• Wanderings of an antiquary, 1854 external scan
• Early Christianity in Arabia (1855) (transcription project)
• The history of Fulk Fitz Warine, 1855 external scan
• On the History of the English Language, 1857 (short work) external scan
• A Volume of Vocabularies, 1857 external scan
• La mort d' Arthure. 1858 external scan
• Dictionary of obsolete and provincial English, 1857 vol 1, vol 2
• The Political Songs of England: From the Reign of John to that of Edward II. in 6 vols. 1859 vol 1, vol 2
• Songs and ballads of the reign of Philip and Mary. Ed., 1860 external scan
• On the remains of a primitive people in the south-east corner of Yorkshire, 1860 (short work) external scan
• Essays on archaeological subjects, 1861 vol 1, vol 2
• A History of Domestic Manners and Sentiments in England During the Middle Ages (1862) external scan
• On the influence of mediaeval upon Welsh literature, 1863 external scan
• On the Human Remains Found in the Excavations at Wroxeter, 1863. Article from Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, Volume 2. external scan
• The Roll of arms of the princes, barons, and knights who attended King Edward I. to the Siege of Caerlaverock in 1300, 1864 external scan
• On the early history of Leeds, in Yorkshire, 1864 external scan
• The Roll of Caerlaverock (with translation and annotations) (1864)
• Autobiography of Thomas Wright (editing; this refers to his grandfather) (1864) external scan
• A history of caricature & grotesque in literature and art, 1864 external scan
• A discourse on the worship of Priapus, 1865 external scan
• Nare's Glossary (with Robert Nares and James O. Halliwell) (1867)
• Caricature history of the Georges, 1868 external scan
• The book of the knight of La Tour-Landry, 1868 external scan
• Churchwardens' accounts of the town of Ludlow, 1869 external scan
• Womankind in western Europe from the earliest times to the seventeenth century, 1869 external scan
• The homes of other days, 1871 external scan
• Gesta Romanorum or, Entertaining stories, 1871, (transcription volumes: 1, 2)
• Uriconium; a historical account of the ancient Roman city, 1872 external scan
• Feudal manuals of English history, 1872 external scan
• The Anglo-Latin satirical poets and epigrammatists of the twelfth century, 1872 vol 1, vol 2
• The Works of James Gillray, the Caricaturist: with the Story of his Life and Times, published by Chatto & Windus (1874) external scan
• A second volume of vocabularies, 1873 external scan
• The ruins of the Roman city of Uriconium, 1877 external scan
• The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer, 1880 external scan
• Anglo-Saxon and Old English vocabularies, 1883 vol 1, vol 2
• Historical works of Giraldus Cambrensis, 1915 external scan
  • Laudabiliter, transl.
• The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer and George Crabbe external scan

Articles in the Archaeological Journal

• "Anglo-Saxon Architecture" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 24–35
• "The Horn-shaped Ladies' Head-Dress in the reign of Edward I" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 45–48
• "Original Documents: Early English receipts for Painting, Gilding, &c." in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 64–66
• "Notices of New Publications: Iconographie Chretienne" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 72–81
• "Original Documents: Early English Artistical Receipts" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 152–155
• "Notices of New Publications: A Guide to the Architectural Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Oxford" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 177–179
• "Notices of New Publications: Ancient and Modern Architecture" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 184–186
• "Notices of New Publications: The Illuminated Calendar and Home Diary for 1845" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 405–406
• "Notices of New Publications: The History and Antiquities of Cleveland" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 411–413
• "Notices of New Publications: The Handbook of Leicester" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 415–417
• "Illustrations of Domestic Architecture, from popular Medieval Writers" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 212–221
• "On the Remains of Shobdon Old Church, Herefordshire" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 233–237
• "Illustrations of Domestic Architecture from Illuminated MSS" in Archaeological Journal, 1 (1845), pp. 301–307

Works about Wright

• "Wright, Thomas," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
• "Wright, Thomas (antiquarian)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
• "Wright, Thomas (1810-1877)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.