{"product_id":"9781108045254","title":"A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831-1847 : Comprising Reminiscences of Social and Political Life in London and Paris during that Period (A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831-1847 4 Volume Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiarist Thomas Raikes (1777–1848) was an Old Etonian whose social world included some of the most influential people of his day. Raikes was no politician - he had an established reputation as a 'dandy' - and he spent much of his time in gentlemen's clubs in London, especially the Carlton and White's. He was ostensibly employed by his father, a merchant and later governor of the Bank of England, and was married with four children. His reputation as a man about town was confirmed by the posthumous publication of these diary extracts, in four volumes from 1856 to 1857; they focus on his time abroad, mostly in Paris. Volume 4 begins in 1840, with Raikes in Paris. He finally returns to England in July 1844, and re-enters London society before setting off for a brief trip to Ireland. The diary ends in 1847.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45412525375567,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":2170.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781108045254","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}