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Catherine: A Story
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A satirical novel based on the real 18th-century murderess Catherine Hayes, written to mock the contemporary fashion for romanticizing criminals in fiction. Useful for readers interested in Victorian literature, Thackeray's early work, and the Newgate novel controversy.
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 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.
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