William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray 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 by Stanley Kubrick.
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Background
- Born in
- Kolkata
- Educated at
- University of CambridgeTrinity CollegeCharterhouse School
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Trending topics shown first"Good humour may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society."
"Of the Corporation of the Goosequill — of the Press, my boy, … of the fourth estate … There she is — the great engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every quarter of the world — her co…"
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Timeline
1811
Born
Birth1863
Died
Death
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