William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes


When I walk with you I feel as if I had a flower in my buttonhole.


Citations

Thackeray, William Makepeace. A Collection of Letters of Thackeray, 1847-1855. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887.

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William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Born: July 18, 1811
  • Died: December 24, 1863
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Novelist, Poet

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist, author and illustrator, who was born in India. 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.