William Makepeace Thackeray
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William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the
1855 daguerreotype of William Makepeace Thackeray by Jesse Harrison Whitehurst
William Makepeace Thackeray's signature
Self Caricature by Thackeray
Thackeray portrayed by Eyre Crowe, 1845
The History of Henry Esmond
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The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published in 1852. The book tells the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of
First edition title page
Beatrix Knighting Esmond by Augustus Leopold Egg (1857, Tate)