Mr. Thackeray

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_History_of_Pendennis_(film,_1920)
gptkb:The_Newcomes_(film,_1920)
gptkb:Vanity_Fair_(film,_1998)
gptkb:Vanity_Fair_(film,_2004)
gptkb:Vanity_Fair_(musical)
gptkbp:alias gptkb:Ikey_Solomon
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:The_Virginians
gptkb:The_Book_of_Snobs
gptkb:The_Cornhill_Magazine
gptkb:The_Roundabout_Papers
gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Philip
gptkb:The_Newcomes
gptkb:The_History_of_Pendennis
gptkb:The_Snob_Papers
gptkbp:awards Honorary degree from the University of Cambridge
gptkbp:born July 18, 1811
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Kensal_Green_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anne_Thackeray_Ritchie
gptkb:Anne_Thackeray
gptkbp:died December 24, 1863
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:Charterhouse_School
gptkbp:famous_for social commentary
gptkbp:famous_quote “ There is no such thing as a good man.”
“ We are all in the dumps for diamonds are a fable.”
“ The greatest of all gifts is the gift of encouragement.”
“ To love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.”
“ The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.”
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:William_Makepeace_Thackeray
gptkbp:genre gptkb:satire
Satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mr. Thackeray
gptkbp:influence_on British literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:E._M._Forster
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkb:George_Eliot
gptkb:W._Somerset_Maugham
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Character_development
Historical fiction
Social commentary
realistic portrayal of society
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Realism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Virginians
gptkb:The_Newcomes
gptkb:Vanity_Fair
gptkb:The_History_of_Pendennis
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:period gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Calcutta,_India
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Isabella_Thackeray
Diana Thackeray
gptkbp:style satirical humor
social criticism
character-driven narratives
gptkbp:writings satirical novels
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:To_Sir,_with_Love
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5