Name: Men's Wives
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Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
ISBN: 9781515159674

Type

Physical Book

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

102

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm

Weight

0.15 kg.

ISBN13

9781515159674

Synopsis "Men's Wives"

In a certain quiet and sequestered nook of the retired village of London-perhaps in the neighbourhood of Berkeley Square, or at any rate somewhere near Burlington Gardens-there was once a house of entertainment called the "Bootjack Hotel." Mr. Crump, the landlord, had, in the outset of life, performed the duties of Boots in some inn even more frequented than his own, and, far from being ashamed of his origin, as many persons are in the days of their prosperity, had thus solemnly recorded it over the hospitable gate of his hotel.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a British novelist, known for his sharp social satire and portrayal of the aristocracy and middle class in Victorian England. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, but did not complete his education. After dabbling in journalism and illustration, he established himself as a writer with a style marked by humor and biting criticism of social hypocrisy.

Among his most notable works is Vanity Fair (1848), a social critique novel about ambition and hypocrisy in British society. He also wrote The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon (1844), which inspired Stanley Kubrick's film, and The History of Pendennis (1848-1850), a bildungsroman with autobiographical overtones. His literary legacy positions him as one of the great writers of the 19th century.

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