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Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie (née Thackeray; 9 June 1837 – 26 February 1919), eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray, was an English writer, whose several novels were appreciated in their time and made her a central figure on the late Victorian literary scene.
Anne Thackeray Ritchie—known to friends and family as Annie—is mostly remembered as a novelist and the eldest daughter and biographer of William Makepeace Thackeray. Based on an extensive archive of over 1000 letters, family albums and personal papers in Eton College Library, ‘A Victorian Legacy: Anne Thackeray Ritchie’s life and ...
British novelist and essayist. Name variations: Anne Thackeray; Lady Ritchie; Anna Isabella Ritchie; Lady Anne Thackeray Ritchie; Mrs. Richmond Ritchie. Born Anne Isabella Thackeray in 1837 in England; died in February 1919 on the Isle of Wight; eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863, the novelist) and Isabella Gethin Shawe ...
Anne Thackeray Ritchie died on 20 February 1919, having spent the final years of her life dedicated to preserving the legacy of her father. William Makepeace Thackeray is now predominantly remembered as the author of the popular Vanity Fair, but Annie’s own reputation was not to endure.
Jul 17, 2020 · Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919), once remembered primarily as the daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray and step aunt of Virginia Woolf, has gained recognition for her prolific career as a memoirist, essayist, novelist, and fantasist.
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Anne Thackeray Ritchie. ATR produced, mostly during the later nineteenth century, twenty-one books of fiction, essays, and literary memoirs. Her biographical prefaces to her famous father 's novels are best known, but she was also a major biographer and critic of others, particularly women.
Mar 1, 2011 · The book covers the life of Annie Thackeray from 1876 until her death in 1919. Aplin sets the life of Anne Thackeray Ritchie against the cultural background of her time and shows how she interacted with a number of eminent Victorians and Edwardians.
