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William Makepeace Thackeray
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British novelist (1811–1863)

Also known as: George Fitz-Boodle, Michael Angelo Titmarsh, William Thackeray, Уильям Мейкпис Теккерей, وليم ثاكري, 윌리엄 메이크피스 새커리

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Known works

  • Vanity Fair (1848)
  • Barry Lyndon (1853)
  • The rose and the ring (1854)
  • The Virginians (1858)
  • History of Henry Esmond, Esq (1852)