William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
By: Liis Raudmann
Biography
Born in July 18th, 1811
English novelist
Father- Richmond
Thackeray worked in British
East India Company
In 1815 William was sent to
England
20th August 1836 William
married Isabella Gethin
Shawe
Died on 23 December 1863
Education
1817 attends school on
Chiswick Mall
1822-1828 in
Charterhouse
1828-Camberidge
1829-1830-Trinity
1831-1833-studies law
in Middle Temple,
London
1834-1835-studies art
in Paris
Stepping Into World
Went to German
After returning lived of young indulgent man
Thackeray inherited £ 20,000 from his father
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...