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William Makepeace Thackeray was a British novelist and illustrator. His most well known book is 'Vanity Fair' published in 1848. 'Vanity Fair' was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial between 1847 and 1848. During his lifetime, Thackeray was widely read and produced a substantial body of work including novels, novellas, plays, poetry series, non-fiction writings, sketches and satires. He died unexpectedly from a stroke at the age of 52.
William Makepeace Thackeray was a British novelist and illustrator. His most well known book is 'Vanity Fair' published in 1848. 'Vanity Fair' was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial between 1847 and 1848. During his lifetime, Thackeray was widely read and produced a substantial body of work including novels, novellas, plays, poetry series, non-fiction writings, sketches and satires. He died unexpectedly from a stroke at the age of 52.
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| Title: | Letter from William Makepeace Thackeray |
|---|---|
| Description: | William Makepeace Thackeray sends his thanks for a volume of work which appears to be the dictionary compiled by Joseph Emerson Worcester. In 1860, the year of Thackeray's letter, Worcester published 'A Dictionary of the English Language', a substantially revised and expanded work with illustrations. |
| Address: | 36 Onslow Square, S.W. |
| Letter dated: | 25-04-1860 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item; Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| Key works mentioned: | A Dictionary of the English Language (Worcester) |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "William Makepeace Thackeray, author of Vanity Fair, The Newcomes, Pendennis, & c. was born July 18. 1811, and died Dec: 24. 1863." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
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| Identifier: | SL_192 |
