Biography EssayLike many of his fellow Victorian novelists, William Makepeace Thackeray is noted for his ability to create memorable characters—such as Major Gahagan, Charles Yellowplush, Becky ...
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The British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) created unrivaled panoramas of English upper-middle-class life, crowded with memorable characters displaying realistic mixtures of virtue, ...
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Like many of his fellow Victorian novelists, William Makepeace Thackeray is noted for his ability to create memorable characters--like Major Gahagan, Charles Yellowplush, Becky Sharp, Major Pendennis,...
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William Makepeace Thackeray is best known for his novel Vanity Fair, with its attack on pretension and hypocrisy and its intriguing character Becky Sharpe. A few of his other novels are still read--He...
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William Makepeace Thackeray was, after Charles Dickens, the most celebrated British novelist of the nineteenth century. Today his reputation rests mostly on Vanity Fair (1847-1848) and has been eclips...
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William Makepeace Thackeray's status as a writer, illustrator, and critic of children's literature is problematic. Throughout his career he adopted and parodied the genres most associated in his day w...
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The family that owns Landmark Communications is reportedly exploring the possible sale of the company, which owns the Weather Channel and nine daily newspapers.The privately held, Norfolk-based com...
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Mike Bloomberg drives gun nuts crazy. Or crazier, as the case may be. Mention the Mayor’s name in the gun-owning heartland of America and you might wind up picking buckshot from your backside...
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Herman Brix, the Olympic shot putter who played Tarzan in a 1935 movie, has died. He was 100.Brix, who used the name Bruce Bennett for many of his movies, died Saturday at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical...
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Cole Campbell, a newspaperman and journalism professor known for his futuristic approach to media, died after his vehicle overturned on an icy road. He was 53.Campbell was a former editor of the St...
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A Texas bodybuilder suing Pat Robertson contends the religious broadcaster walked into federal court for a legal proceeding and told him: "I am going to kill you and your family."According to a com...
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The animal rights activist formerly known as Kentuckyfriedcruelty.com is now just plain, old Christopher Garnett.
The staffer at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was one of thre...
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Herman Brix, an Olympic shot-putting medalist-turned-actor who played Tarzan in a 1930s movie, has died. He was 100.Brix, who used the name Bruce Bennett for many of his movies, died of complicatio...
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Researchers believe they may be able to use DNA to help uncover the fate of the Lost Colony, which vanished a few years after more than 100 people settled on Roanoke Island in 1587."The Lost Colony...
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Virginia Zoo officials on Monday began trimming the landscaping around a new red panda exhibit after the animal escaped for the second time in less than a month.Yin, a 1-year-old that resembles a r...
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Minnows exposed to samples of red tide from waters in southeastern Virginia and the lower Chesapeake Bay died within hours, scientists report.The findings are the first indication the burgundy-hued...
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Sale of Landmark Communications explored
