William Makepeace Thackeray





William Makepeace Thackeray

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born
July 18, 1811 in Calcutta, India

died
December 24, 1863

gender
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Thackeray, an only child, was born in Calcutta, India, where his father, Richmond Thackeray (1 September 1781 – 13 September 1815), held the high rank of secretary to the board of revenue in the British East India Company. His mother, Anne Becher (1792–1864) was the second daughter of Harriet and John Harman Becher and was also a secretary (writer) for the East India Company.

William had been sent to England earlier, at the age of five, with a short stopover at St. Helena where the imprisoned Napoleon was pointed out to him. He was educated at schools in Southampton and Chiswick and then at Charterhouse School.

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Average rating: 3.66 · 25,404 ratings · 1,345 reviews · 339 distinct works
Vanity Fair
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The Virginians Volume II
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More books by William Makepeace Thackeray…
“Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?”
William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

“Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.”
William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

“Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.”
William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

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