81. Thackeray, William Makepeace thackeray, william makepeace ( 18111863). English novelist and humorist,one of the foremost exponents of the 19th-century realistic http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/T/thackeraypeace

Thackeray, William Makepeace English novelist and humorist, one of the foremost exponents of the 19th-century realistic novel, exemplified by his two most famous works, Vanity Fair and Henry Esmond. Thackeray was born July 18, 1811, in Calcutta, India, into a wealthy English merchant family. In 1829 Thackeray entered the University of Cambridge. Leaving the university without taking his degree, he attempted to develop his literary and artistic abilities, first as the editor of a short-lived journal and subsequently as an art student in Paris. In 1840, despite a series of financial reverses and the mental illness of his wife, Thackeray produced The Paris Sketchbook, a series of reprints of his contributions to various literary journals. Comic Tales and Sketches (1841) contained the Yellowplush Papers, Major Gahagan, and the Bedford Row Conspiracy. After joining the staff of the humorous journal Punch in 1842, he published the Irish Sketchbook in 1843 and Cornhill to Cairo in 1847. Thackeray began the serial publication of his great satirical novel Vanity Fair early in 1847, quickly establishing a reputation as one of the major literary figures of his time. In such subsequent novels as Pendennis (1848), Henry Esmond (1852), The Newcomes (1853), and The Virginians (1857), he broadened his observation of social situations to various eras and locales. These widely acclaimed works brought Thackeray new recognition. He became a principal competitor of his great contemporary, Charles Dickens, with whom he frequently disagreed on the nature of the novel as a vehicle for social commentary.

82. Waterloo (18??) By William Makepeace Thackeray A message to you about copyright and permissions. III. WATERLOO.by Michael Angelo Titmarsh william makepeace thackeray. from http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/gaslight/waterlot.htm

The following is a Gaslight etext.... A message to you about III. WATERLOO by Michael Angelo Titmarsh [William Makepeace Thackeray] [from "Little Travels and Roadside Sketches" in Burlesques, Novels by Eminent Hands, Jeames's Diary, Adventures of Major Gahagan, A Legend of the Rhine, Rebecca and Rowena, The History of the Next French Revolution, Cox's Diary New York: A.L. Burt, n.d. (19th century)] I T is, my dear, the happy privilege of your sex in England to quit the dinner-table after the wine-bottles have once or twice gone round it, and you are thereby saved (though, to be sure, I can't tell what the ladies do up stairs) you are saved two or three hours' excessive dulness, which the men are obliged to go through. I ask any gentleman who reads this the letters to my Juliana being written with an eye to publication to remember especially how many times, how many hundred times, how many thousand times, in his hearing, the battle of Waterloo has been discussed after dinner, and to call to mind how cruelly he has been bored by the discussion. "Ah, it was lucky for us that the Prussians came up!" says one little gentleman, looking particularly wise and ominous. "Hang the Prussians!" (or, perhaps, something stronger "the Prussians!") says a stout old major on half-pay. "We beat the French without them, sir, as beaten them we always have! We were thundering down the hill of Belle Alliance, sir, at the backs of them, and the French were crying 'Sauve qui peut' long before the Prussians ever touched them!" And so the battle opens, and for many mortal hours, amid rounds of claret, rages over and over again.

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85. Literature & Fiction / English / Classics / Thackeray, William Makepeace 1. Vanity Fair (Longman Classics, Stage 3) by william thackeray. AddisonWesleyPub Co Paperback (May 1991), Read more. 2. Henry Esmond by william thackeray. http://hallenglishclassics.com/classics/27.shtml

Home English Classics Thackeray, William Makepeace Vanity Fair (Longman Classics, Stage 3) by William Thackeray Addison-Wesley Pub Co Paperback (May 1991) Booknews, Inc. , February 1, 1990 The second of a projected series of all Thackeray's works reconstructing the pre-editorial versions. Of particular note is the rhetorical, rather than strictly syntactic, punctuation in the original. The restored text is presented uninterrupted for the convenience of readers and literary critics.... Read more Henry Esmond by William Thackeray Critical Heritage by William Thackeray Vanity Fair [ABRIDGED] by William Thackeray Harpercollins Pub Ltd Uk Audio Cassette Abridged edition (September 1999) Booknews, Inc. , February 1, 1990 The second of a projected series of all Thackeray's works reconstructing the pre-editorial versions. Of particular note is the rhetorical, rather than strictly syntactic, punctuation in the original. The restored text is presented uninterrupted for the convenience of readers and literary critics.... Read more Vanity Fair by William Thackeray Audio Book Contractors Audio Cassette Audio c edition (September 1987) Booknews, Inc. , February 1, 1990

86. William Thackeray (1811-1863) British Writer. Includes a chronology. Chronicle of the Drum, The Enjoy this novel by WilliamMakepeace thackeray, published in 1882 by Charles Scribner's Sons. http://classiclit.about.com/cs/thackeraywilliam/

zfp=-1 About Homework Help Literature: Classic Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Literature: Classic with Esther Lombardi Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Book Reviews Directory How to Directory ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Thackeray, William Guide picks (1811-1863) British writer. Known for "Vanity Fair" and "Henry Esmond," William Thackeray was born in Calcutta, India. Brown Univ. Hypertext Overview Find a biography of this British author, an analysis of his themes within the context of the Victorian Age. Includes a chronology. Chronicle of the Drum, The Enjoy this novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, published in 1882 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Highlights an illustration of the original cover. William M. Thackeray (1811-1863) Offers biographical data about this British journalist and novelist of the Victorian Era. Includes a list of selected works with pubn dates. William M. Thackeray

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