William Makepeace Thackeray  

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William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.

List of works

• The Yellowplush Papers (1837) - ISBN 0-8095-9676-8
• Catherine (1839-40) - ISBN 1-4065-0055-0
• A Shabby Genteel Story (1840) - ISBN 1-4101-0509-1
• The Irish Sketchbook (1843) - ISBN 0-86299-754-2
• The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844), filmed as Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick - ISBN 0-19-283628-5
• The Book of Snobs (1848), which popularised that term- ISBN 0-8095-9672-5
• Vanity Fair (1848), featuring Becky Sharp - ISBN 0-14-062085-0
• Pendennis (1848–1850) - ISBN 1-4043-8659-9
• Rebecca and Rowena (1850), a parody sequel of Ivanhoe - ISBN 1-84391-018-7
• The Paris Sketchbook (1852), featuring Roger Bontemps
• Men's Wives (1852) - ISBN 0-14-062085-1
• The History of Henry Esmond (1852) - ISBN 0-14-143916-5

• The Newcomes (1855) - ISBN 0-460-87495-0
• The Rose and the Ring (1855) - ISBN 1-4043-2741-X
• The Virginians (1857–1859) - ISBN 1-4142-3952-1

• The Adventures of Philip (1862) - ISBN 1-4101-0510-5
• Denis Duval (1864) - ISBN 1-4191-1561-8
• Sketches and Travels in London
• Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
• Stray Papers: Being Stories, Reviews, Verses, and Sketches (1821-1847)