William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was born in Calcutta, India. After his father’s death, William was sent to study in England. He attended Trinity College, and in the early stages of his career he worked as a freelance journalist. His earlier pieces were submitted to various London magazines, including Punch, and TheTimes. Vanity Fair was the first novel he published under his real name and soon became the work that established his reputation.
