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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    “Who knows but we may count among our intellectual chickens
    Like them an Earl of Thackeray and p’raps a Duke of
    Dickens—”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “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.”
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    “How to live well on nothing a year.”
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)