William Makepeace Thackeray
1811 - 1863
Born in India but educated in England after his father&Amp;s death, Thackeray saw journalism as a way to earn money. His love of art (he spent 4 years as a student in Paris) ended due to lack of funds. On his return to London he wrote for The Times, New Monthly and Frazer's Magazine. His initial publications in The Paris Sketchbook were considered a failure (and written under pseudonyms). His column in Punch (from 1842) "Jeames' Diary" was very popular as it as society seen through the eyes of the butler. Novels such as "Vanity Fair" (1847), "Pendennis (1848), The Newcomers (1853) made him famous.
On his retirement he became editor of Cornhill Magazine which printed his later poems and novels. He also undertook lecture tours of America and England.
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