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George Cruikshank

William Makepeace Thackeray

FormatEbook
Published2006
Words16,004
LanguageEnglish
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In this essay, the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray examines the work of George Cruikshank, the English caricaturist and book illustrator. It suits readers interested in Victorian art criticism, illustration history, or Thackeray's non-fiction writing.
William Makepeace Thackeray

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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