William Makepeace Thackeray
- Books on site
- 1
- Total words
- 301,200
- Reading time
- 16.7 h
- Years covered
- 1848
- Longest
- Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 – 1863) was born in Calcutta, educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, and lost his inheritance in his twenties, turning to journalism and caricature to live. Vanity Fair, serialised in 1847–48, made him famous at thirty-six; Pendennis, The History of Henry Esmond and The Newcomes followed, and in 1860 he became the first editor of the Cornhill Magazine. He died in 1863, leaving Denis Duval unfinished.
1free edition301,200words on site~16.7 hreading time1848years covered
Vanity Fair| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Vanity Fair | 301,200 | ~20 h |
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