Thomas Burke

Essays of To-day and Yesterday Thomas Burke

This fantastic collection of Burke's essays was originally published in 1928. We are republishing it here with a new introductory biography. Contents include: The Hunger for Beauty, The Goblins of Literature, Did Bierce Die, or?, A Fool and his Folly, A Seance a 2LO and others. Thomas Burke, born in Clapham, London in 1886, considered himself a true Londoner and the large majority of his writings are on the subject of everyday life in London. We are republishing this classic work with a new biographical introduction.