Thackeray,William Makepeace

Thackeray,William Makepeace
Thack·er·ay (thăkʹə-rē, thăkʹrē), William Makepeace. 1811-1863.
British writer whose novels, including Vanity Fair (1847-1848), explore the ethical and social pretensions of largely amoral Victorian characters.
  Thackʹer·ay·an adj.

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  • Thackeray, William Makepeace — born July 18, 1811, Calcutta, India died Dec. 24, 1863, London, Eng. English novelist. He studied law and art but soon became a prolific writer for periodicals, using a variety of pen names. His early writings appear in such volumes as The Book… …   Universalium

  • Thackeray, William Makepeace — (18 jul. 1811, Calcuta, India– 24 dic. 1863, Londres, Inglaterra). Novelista inglés. Estudió leyes y artes, pero pronto se dedicó a escribir innumerables ensayos y artículos humorísticos en diversas publicaciones, para lo que se valía de una… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE —    novelist, born in Calcutta, educated at the Charterhouse and at Trinity College, Cambridge; after leaving college, which he did without taking a degree, travelled on the Continent, making long stays at Rome and Paris, and the dear little Saxon …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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  • Thackeray, William Makepeace — (1811 1863)    Novelist, s. of Richmond T., who held various important appointments in the service of the East India Company, and who belonged to an old and respectable Yorkshire family, was b. at Calcutta, and soon after the death of his f.,… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

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  • William Makepeace Thackeray — noun English writer (born in India) (1811 1863) • Syn: ↑Thackeray • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * William Makepeace Thackeray [William Makepeace Thackeray] …   Useful english dictionary

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