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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    “Now they heap the funeral pyre,
    And the torch of death they light;
    Ah! ‘tis hard to die by fire!”
    —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)

    “There is no good ... in living in a society where you are merely the equal of everybody else.... The true pleasure of life is to live with your inferiors.”
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)