Thackeray
William Make·peace [meyk-pees], /ˈmeɪkˌpis/, 1811–63, English novelist, born in India.
Other words from Thackeray
- Thack·er·ay·an, adjective, noun
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How to use Thackeray in a sentence
The eulogy ends before it begins and Thackeray is barely alluded to again, let alone revered.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature | Malcolm Forbes | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Bal Thackeray, of course, who got a state funeral when he died Nov. 17.
Thackeray freely, openly, and often admitted his admiration for Hitler, his book, the Nazis, and their methods.
Do some substitutions in those sentences along the lines Thackeray wanted to do with Mein Kampf.
Indeed, what you get is a more than adequate description of … no surprise, Thackeray himself.
I study your language in your Dickens, in your Thackeray; at last I attain proficiency.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsFirst, in point of view of general interest, is a collection of drawings and poems in their original MS. by Thackeray.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperSpanish in its origin, it developed into a school in which Defoe and Thackeray distinguished themselves.
East Anglia | J. Ewing RitchieEdward Fitzgerald, the friend of Thackeray and Carlyle, himself an author of no mean repute, lived close by.
East Anglia | J. Ewing RitchieAmong later victims was the famous Cartouche, of whom Thackeray wrote so entertainingly.
A Wanderer in Paris | E. V. Lucas
British Dictionary definitions for Thackeray
/ (ˈθækərɪ) /
William Makepeace. 1811–63, English novelist, born in India. His novels, originally serialized, include Vanity Fair (1848), Pendennis (1850), Henry Esmond (1852), and The Newcomes (1855)
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