Project Gutenberg 2006-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 178 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 Thackeray E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Lisa Reigel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Thackeray" by Anthony Trollope is a biographical piece written in the late 19th century. This work is part of the "English Men of Letters" series, aimed at exploring the lives and achievements of notable writers. Trollope delves into the life of William Makepeace Thackeray, focusing on his journey as an author and the challenges he faced throughout his career, offering insights into both his personal and professional life. The opening of this biography introduces readers to the notion that there has been no comprehensive memoir written about Thackeray despite his prominence in literature. Trollope discusses Thackeray's reluctance towards personal flattery in biographical accounts, thus explaining why his daughters maintained an air of privacy surrounding their father's life. It outlines Thackeray's early years, including anecdotes from his childhood, education, and initial struggles in establishing himself as an author amid the literary competition of his time. The chapter sets the tone for a deeper exploration of Thackeray's works and character, examining the intertwining of his life experiences with his literary endeavors, foreshadowing further exploration of his notable contributions to literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 436722 2025-07-08T05:32:56.499993 text/html 442863 2006-06-21T17:26:29 text/html 235947 2025-07-08T05:33:04.388010 application/epub+zip 239494 2025-07-08T05:32:58.810982 application/epub+zip 239495 2025-07-08T05:32:57.429048 application/epub+zip 407153 2025-07-08T05:33:08.367956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403970 2025-07-08T05:33:03.307964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374774 2022-09-09T05:00:19.515357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391716 2025-07-08T05:32:55.733037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 391462 2006-06-21T17:21:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 391475 2006-06-21T17:21:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21001 2025-07-08T05:33:08.500949 application/rdf+xml 11017 2025-07-08T05:32:57.939984 image/jpeg 3002 2025-07-08T05:32:57.683006 image/jpeg 151904 2006-06-21T17:21:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 161422 2006-06-21T17:29:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 151869 2006-06-21T17:21:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 222441 2025-07-08T05:32:56.532986 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia