William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was an English novelist and illustrator renowned for his satirical depictions of Victorian society, most famously in his panoramic novel Vanity Fair (1847–1848). Born in Calcutta, India, to English parents, he returned to England for education at Charterhouse School and Cambridge, though he left without a degree due to gambling debts, later achieving success through serialized novels like Pendennis and Henry Esmond.[1][2][5]

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