William Makepeace Thackeray

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in Calcutta, India

July 18, 1811

died

December 24, 1863

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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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	Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, John Carey (Editor) 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 44,678 ratings — published 1848 — 304 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barry Lyndon 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 540 ratings — published 1844 — 66 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rose and the Ring 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 1855 — 41 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History Of Henry Esmond, Esq. 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1852 — 64 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Snobs 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1848 — 54 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes & Misfortunes, His Friends & His Greatest Enemy by William Makepeace Thackeray, Donald Hawes (editor), J. I. M. Stewart (Editor) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1848 — 28 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vanity Fair, Part 2 by William Makepeace Thackeray, Frederick Davidson (Narrator) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1857 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Newcomes 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1855 — 25 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vanity Fair a Novel Without a Hero V1 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1917 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Virginians Volume II 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1857 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Good humor may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society.”
― William Makepeace Thackeray, Sketches and Travels, Etc

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

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“Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?”
― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

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