William Makepeace Thackeray was an Anglo-Indian novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly "Vanity Fair", a panoramic portrait of English society. Wikipedia
... (In which an assessment of Thackeray's views on Writing and Business is attempted) Chapter Two: The Literary Tradesman (In which is traced Thackeray's descent from literary dilettante ... www.victorianweb.org/authors/wmt/pegasus/contents.html
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On Charity and Humor by William Makepeace Thackeray. Great Britain: II. (1780-1861). Vol. IV. Bryan, William Jennings, ed. 1906. The World's Famous Orations bartleby.com/268/4/19.html
For some years Thackeray suffered from spasms of the heart, and he died suddenly during the night of December 23, 1863, in his 53rd year. etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/t/thackeray/william_makepeace/
(Alfred Browning Stanley), 1878- Terman, Lewis M. Terman, Lewis Madison, 1877-1956 Tevis, Walter S. Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 Titmarsh, M. A. [Pseudonym] Thayer, William M. www.gutenberg.org/author/W