William Makepeace 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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    ‘Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel.
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)

    Now William pulled the lever down,
    And click-clack went the printing-press.
    William was the only printer in town
    Who had peeped while the angels undress.
    Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)

    What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy’s tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes.
    —William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)