"The Prodigal Rake: Memoirs of William Hickey", edited By Peter Quennell, published by E.P. Dutton, New York, stated 3rd printing February 1962 [the first two printings were issued in January].

Dust jacket [wear and creases]; hard boards, original red-brown cloth, gold lettering on spine; 6" x 9.1/4"; 452 pages including Index, 15 monochrome illustrations, very good condition.

"This is one of the greatest autobiographies ever written. Hickey's life, which includes the years of the American revolution, is somewhat later than Dr. Johnson's, but his love affairs, friendships, legal practice and adventures are exciting. The book itself is well written and edited. Hard to put down! A Boswell with more color and fun." [a private review]

William Hickey (1749-1830) was an English lawyer, but is best known for his vast Memoirs, composed in 1808-10 and first published between 1913 and 1925, which in their manuscript form cover seven hundred and forty closely written pages. Described by Peter Quennell as "One of the most remarkable books of its kind ever published in the English Language", Hickey's Memoirs give an extraordinarily vivid picture of life in late 18th-century London, Calcutta, Madras and Jamaica which stands comparison with the best of his near-contemporary James Boswell.

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