Thackeray

Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray /ˈθækəri/ (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

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    “Come children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.”
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)

    “What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy’s tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes.”
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)

    “Whenever he met a great man he grovelled before him, and my-lorded him as only a free-born Briton can do.”
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)