The complete online text of Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray.

The British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) created unrivaled panoramas of English upper-middle-class life, crowded with memorable characters displaying realistic mixtures of virtue, vanity, and vice. When William Makepeace Thackeray beg...

Like many of his fellow Victorian novelists, William Makepeace Thackeray is noted for his ability to create memorable characters—such as Major Gahagan, Charles Yellowplush, Becky Sharp, Major Pendennis, Henry and Beatrix Esmond, Colonel Newcome, an...

Like many of his fellow Victorian novelists, William Makepeace Thackeray is noted for his ability to create memorable characters--like Major Gahagan, Charles Yellowplush, Becky Sharp, Major Pendennis, Henry and Beatrix Esmond, Colonel Newcome, and not le...

Aroundabout could eliminate one of Manitowoc's most dangerous and confusing intersections and ease traffic flow, city officials believe. The Manitowoc city council is expected to support a state Department of Transportation-approved roundabout at the intersection of Waldo Boulevard, Maritime and Memorial drives, which becomes...

Dear Dr. Gridlock: I write in response to reader Chris Cleet's letter complaining about roundabouts [Dr. Gridlock, Jan. 29]. I drive through multiple roundabouts every day during my commute through Howard County, and I love them. Stop traffic? Has Cleet ever seen...