“There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen to write.”

— William Makepeace Thackeray

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About William Makepeace Thackeray

Novelist • British

William Makepeace Thackeray was a prominent British novelist, author, and illustrator of the 19th century. Born in Calcutta, British India, he is renowned for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity...

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