William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.

Books by William Makepeace Thackeray

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Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
3.8 (118k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In the ballrooms and battlefields of Napoleonic England, two women—one a social climber and the other an idealist—live in a society where ambition and virtue clash.
Barry Lyndon
William Makepeace Thackeray
3.6 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
Barry Lyndon, a morally ambiguous character, rises through charm and deceit in 18th-century Europe, only to face an equally dramatic downfall.