Thackeray, William

Country/Region:: United Kingdom, India
Born:: July 18, 1811
Dead:: December 23, 1863
Genres:: Miscellaneous prose, Children's literature

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William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta. His ancestors had made a fortune in the East India Company, and after his father died William was sent to boarding school in England to "be given the education of a gentleman". He was described as a lazy, idle boy; he was flogged and ridiculed. He was happier at Cambridge where he formed an essay club together with a few friends and where he enjoyed the company of Alfred Tennyson and Edward Fitzgerald. He never graduated.

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The article written by: Anne-Marie Gerdin. Published: February 25, 2008

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