In 1832, Thackeray met William Maginn Bad times with his wife Thackeray worked as a freelance journalist for about 10 years Works Contributions to Punch, 1843-1854 The Book of Snobs Miss Tickletoby's Lectures on English History Papers by the Fat Contributor The History of the Next French Revolution A Little Dinner at Timmins's Fiction The Luck of Barry Lyndon, 1844 Mrs. Perkin's Ball, 1846 Vanity Fair, 1847 Pendennis, 1850 Henry Esmond, 1852 The Newcomes, 1853-55 The Virginians, 1857 Books THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
Thackeray's years of semi-idleness ended after he met and, on 20 August 1836, married Isabella Gethin Shawe (1816-1893), He primarily worked for Fraser's Magazine, In the early 1840s, Thackeray had some success with two travel books, The Paris Sketch Book and The Irish Sketch Book. He remained "at the top of the tree", as he put it, for the remaining decade and a half of his life, producing several large novels, notably Pendennes, The Newcomes, and The History of Henry Esmond. In 1860, Thackeray became editor of the newly established Cornhill Magazine, but was never comfortable as an editor, preferring to contribute to the magazine as a columnist, producing his Roundabout Papers for it. His health worsened during the 1850s and he was plagued by the recurring stricture of the urethra that laid him up for days at a time. On 23 December 1863, after returning from dining out and before dressing for bed, Thackeray suffered a stroke and was found dead on his bed in
Kross oli elukutseline kirjanik (on siiani), kelleks omal ajal oli saanud ka Vilde. Vildet aitas ainult tema suur anne tollastes oludes elatuda ainult raamatute kirjutamisest. Pikka aega oli Vilde siiski sunnitud olnud töötama ajakirjanikuna ning see mõjutas üsna palju tema loometööd. Kui aga suunduda eesti kirjandusest maailmakirjandusse (praegu kuulub siia ka eesti kirjandus), siis peab mainima, et ka William Makepeace Thackeray (sünd 1811), suurepärase ajaloolise romaani ,,Henry Esmond" autor, on ka töötanud ajakirjanikuna. Eesti ajakirjanikena töötavatest kirjanikest erineb ta aga sellepoolest, et ta oli rikas. Võib lisada veel, et paljud arvustajad asetavad ,,Henry Esmondi" inglise ajalooliste romaanide hulgas esimesele kohale- kõrgemale kui ühegi Scotti raamatu. Scottist kui esimesest ajaloolise romaani viljelejast oli juttu juba eespool. Palju kuulsam ajalooliste romaanide autor on aga Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), kellest paljud kirjanduslood vaikides mööduvad
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