william makepeace thackeray

     

William Makepeace Thackeray (IPA: /ˈθækərɪ/; July 18, 1811 – December 24, 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

Trivia about william makepeace thackeray

  • Like Dickens, this "Vanity Fair" contemporary left his last novel, "Denis Duval", unfinished
  • Much of this "Vanity Fair" author's novel "Henry Esmond" takes place during the reign of Queen Anne
  • Some consider this author's "The History of Henry Esmond" his greatest work, not "Vanity Fair"
  • "The Adventures of Philip" was the last completed novel by this "Vanity Fair" author
  • This "Vanity Fair" author's novel "The Virginians", is a sequel to "Henry Esmond"
  • This author of "Vanity Fair" studied at Cambridge but left without a degree
  • This "Vanity Fair" author liked to assume the name George Savage Fitz-Boodle, listing him as the editor of "Barry Lyndon"
  • The hero of this "Vanity Fair" author's "History of Henry Esmond" fights in the War of the Spanish Succession
  • British novelist & satirist Makepeace
  • "He who meanly admires mean things is a snob", wrote this "Vanity Fair" author

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