William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (July 18, 1811 – December 24, 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a portrait of middle-class English society.

Novels

• A Shabby Genteel Story (1840)
• The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. (1844), filmed as Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick
• The Book of Snobs (1846), which popularized that term
• On Being Found Out
• Vanity Fair (1848), featuring the terrifying Becky Sharp
• Pendennis (1849)
• Rebecca and Rowena (1850), an Ivanhoe sequel
• The Wolves and the Lamb
• The History of Henry Esmond
• The Newcomes (1855)
• The Virginians (1857-1859)