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William Makepeace Thackeray (/ ˈ θ æ k ər i / THAK-ər-ee; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair , a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon , which was adapted for a 1975 film ...
Apr 16, 2024 · William Makepeace Thackeray (born July 18, 1811, Calcutta, India—died Dec. 24, 1863, London, Eng.) was an English novelist whose reputation rests chiefly on Vanity Fair (1847–48), a novel of the Napoleonic period in England, and The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. (1852), set in the early 18th century.
Robert Fletcher, Assistant Professor, West Chester University. illiam Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta on 18 July 1811. Both his parents were of Anglo-Indian descent, and his father, Richmond Thackeray, was appointed to a lucrative position as Collector of a district near Calcutta soon after William's birth.
Apr 24, 2012 · His early mastery of satire harkens back to the previous century, but many critics note the development of a more traditionally Victorian strain in his later works. The collected studies here comprise both Victorian views of Thackeray and modern critical assessments of those views.
William Makepeace Thackeray, (born July 18, 1811, Calcutta, India—died Dec. 24, 1863, London, Eng.), English novelist. He studied law and art but soon became a prolific writer for periodicals, using a variety of pen names.
May 23, 2018 · William Makepeace Thackeray. BORN: 1811, Calcutta, India. DIED: 1863, London, England. NATIONALITY: British. GENRE: Fiction, poetry. MAJOR WORKS: The Yellowplush Correspondence (1838) The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844) Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero (1848) The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Q. Anne (1852)
Perhaps best known as a novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta, India, in 1811. His father died when he was five, and Thackeray was sent to England to be educated. He eventually attended the Charterhouse School—infamous for its discipline—and Trinity College, Cambridge, which he…
