William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray
noun
English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)
• Syn: ↑Thackeray
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author

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William Makepeace Thackeray [William Makepeace Thackeray]
(1811–63) an English writer best known for his long historical novel ↑Vanity Fair. He was also a journalist, writing regularly for ↑Punch and other magazines under many different names. His other successful novels include The History of Pendennis (1848–50) and The Virginians (1858–9).

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