Encyclopedias: Spartacus Educational: Poets, Novelists and Playwrights: William Makepeace Thackeray

Description: Born in Calcutta, India. Returned to England with his parents and became a journalist and novelist. Wrote Vanity Fair, considered to be his best work, followed by The History of Henry Esmond, Newcomes, and The Virginians. (1811-1863)