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William Makepeace Thackeray | | Birth Date: |
July 18, 1811 | | Death Date: |
December 24, 1863 | | Place of Birth: |
Calcutta, India | | Place of Death: |
London, England | | Nationality: |
British | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
novelist |
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 Biography of William Makepeace Thackeray
1,353 words, approx. 5 pages
 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, vanity, and vice. When William Makepeace Thackeray... summary from source:
Biography of William Makepeace Thackeray
18,217 words, approx. 61 pages
 Like 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 Sharp, Major Pendennis, Henry and Beatrix Esmond, Colonel Newcome,... summary from source:
 Biography of William Makepeace Thackeray
16,433 words, approx. 55 pages
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, Henry and Beatrix Esmond, Colonel Newcome, and not...
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 William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
1,812 words, approx. 6 pages
William Makepeace Thackeray ( 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863 ) was an English Victorian writer. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Vanity Fair (1847-1848) 1.2 The History of Pendennis (1848-1850) 1.3 The History of Henry Esmond (1852) 1.4 The Virginians...
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 Thackeray, William Makepeace
137 words, approx. 1 pages(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. His early writings appear in such volumes as The Book... summary from source:
 William Makepeace Thackeray Information
2,728 words, approx. 9 pages
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...
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 Contemporary Review Thackeray year by year.(A William Makepeace Thackeray Chronology)(Book Review)
04/01/2004: 478 words, approx. 2 pages A William Makepeace Thackeray Chronology. Edgar F. Harden. Palgrave Macmillan. [pounds sterling]50.00. 396 pages. ISBN 1-4039-0301-8. Since the Second World War two North American scholars have dominated the world of Thackeray research and each has contributed greatly not only to our understanding... summary from source:
Studies in the Novel
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Victor R. Kennedy
4,009 words, approx. 13 pages
In the following essay, Kennedy argues that Thackeray's illustrations are often essential to a full understanding of his novels. The allusions and visual puns of Thackeray's drawings contribute further meaning to the narrative, Kennedy finds, and in some cases provide an ironic commentary on the text by their dissonance with the scenes to which they correspond.
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