Some of them are ‘Mr Michael Angelo Titmarsh’, ‘Fitz-Boodle’, ‘The Fat Contributor’, and ‘Ikey Solomons’. Widely known for Vanity Fair, he had published stories under several pen names. William Makepeace Thackeray certainly has a set of masterpieces in his pocket that he had spun from his quill. Lauded Works by William Makepeace Thackeray * whispers: Did you know Al Murray, one of the greatest and most famous comedians, and Joanna Nadin, a celebrated author, are unbelievably the descendants of William Makepeace Thackeray?*Īfter marrying an Irish woman, Isabella Gethin Shawe, and failed stints with two newspapers, he moved with his wife to Bloomsbury in 1837. He had even attempted art but supposedly withdrew when there seemed no scope of exposure. He had also inherited 20,000 euros as generational treasure but William lost it to an addicted life of gambling and impoverished investments. He later pursued law at Middle Temple in London from 1831-33. The education at Trinity College at Cambridge did not last long enough to complete his pursuing degree either. His schooling and education had abrupt breaks. He was particularly regarded as a socialising person and not serious about any of the activities at school.īefore joining the prestigious Charterhouse, he had a rollercoaster ride of jumping and shifting to several boarding schools until the arrival of his remarried mother. His disinterest had been due to reasons involving distaste for sports, studies and other activities.
The school life at Charterhouse in London held no appeal for him he opted to survive it and endure those days.
After Richmond’s death, Thackeray was sent to London under the care of relatives where his mother joined him within a few years along with Thackeray’s step-dad.
His childhood had seen the shadow of his father only until 1815. The renowned author had had a rather miserable life. In a colonised India that was a century away from independence, William Makepeace Thackeray had been the sole son of Richmond Thackeray, an administrator at the predominant East India Company. The rains of monsoon saw the dawn of the day on July 18 in 1811 when in the regions of Calcutta one of the finest writers in history was born. “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.”
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