The Yellowplush Papers
Series of five comic tales by William Makepeace Thackeray, adapted by Stephen Wyatt, recounting the rise and fall of early-19th century footman Charles Yellowplush
The Yellowplush Papers - Captain Rook
Charles helps his new employer Captain Rook, a wily and roguish cardsharp, to fleece a rich but naive gentleman.
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The Yellowplush Papers - Deuceace
Charles finds himself in Paris in attendance on a young aristocrat who has fled England to escape his creditors.
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The Yellowplush Papers - My Debut in Society
By William Makepeace Thackeray. Charles suddenly finds himself a very rich man. He leaves service and embarks on a life of opera, society dinners and balls.
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The Yellowplush Papers - My First Employer
Series of five comic tales by William Makepeace Thackeray. Charles attracts the attention of an elegant and lovestruck gentleman, Frederick Altamont, who hides an awful secret.
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The Yellowplush Papers - My Novel
By William Makepeace Thackeray. When a fashionable society novelist comes to stay at Diddlesex Towers, he inspires Charles to undertake an ambitious and scandalous enterprise.
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