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William Makepeace Thackeray ( July 18, 1811 - December 24, 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a satire of middle-class English society.
He was born in Calcutta, India, where his father worked for the British East India Company, but his family returned to England in 1817.
Thackeray was prolific and wrote under a number of amusing pseudonymA pseudonym or allonym is a name (sometimes legally adopted, sometimes purely fictitious) used by an individual as an alternative to their birth name. Pseudonyms in print When used by authors, a pseudonym is also called a pen name or (in French) nom de pls: "Charles James Yellowplush, a footman"; "Michael Angelo Titmarsh"; and "George Savage Fitz-Boodle". In addition, he worked as a widely travelled journalist, who met many celebrities of his time, for example GoetheJohann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced ['go t]) ( August 28, 1749 March 22, 1832) was a German writer, politician, humanist, scientist, and philosopher. As a writer, Goethe was one of the paramount figures of German literature and European Romanticism dur. Charlotte BrontėCharlotte Bront ( April 21, 1816 March 31, 1855) was an English writer. Bronte was born at Thornton, in Yorkshire, England, the eldest surviving daughter of a clergyman, Patrick Bronte (who had changed his surname from Brunty or Prunty) and his wife, Mari was one of his fans and dedicated the second edition of Jane EyreOne of the most famous novels of all time, Jane Eyre, An Autobiography was written by Charlotte Bronte and published in 1847. The novel has engendered numerous adaptations and dramatisations, including several films and television adaptations. The story i to him.
Thackeray's connection with Tunbridge WellsTunbridge Wells (officially Royal Tunbridge Wells is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. It has a population of about 100,000 (2001 ), and is the administrative centre of the Tunbridge Wells Borough. History is of special interest and value from the fact that The Wells figures largely in his famous Novel "The Virginians" and also that in "Roundabout Papers", one of his sketches entitled "Tonbridge Toys" describes his visits here and his early and later impressions of the place.
The house 'Rock Villa' at which he stayed in 1860Events March 6 Abraham Lincoln speaks against slavery in New Haven, Connecticut April 3 The Pony Express makes its first run. May 9 The Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell for President of the United States. May 13 Batt still stands and preserves its original features. It bears a placque denoting his visit there and is known as Thackeray's house, having a brass plate to that effect attached to its gate pillar.
His first visit as a boy was in 1823Events July 15 San Paolo fuori le Mura church in Rome almost completely destroyed by fire September 10 Simon Bolivar named President of Peru December 2 US President James Monroe delivers a speech to the United States Congress, announcing a new policy of f when he travelled by coach from London to this Town arriving at a small house on the Common where his parents were staying for a time.
When he paid his final visit to The Wells in 1860 he was accompanied by his daughter Lady Ritchie. He was then Editor of The Cornhill Magazine and wrote "Tonbridge Toys" and "de Gwentive" at Rock Villa. It has also been stated that a part, if not all, of "The Virginians" was written here.