A Consideration of Thackeray Author:George Saintsbury William Makepeace Thackeray was born on July 18, 1811. His birthplace was Calcutta, where his father, Richmond Thackeray (of a Yorkshire family which had been long connected with Cambridge and India), was a civil servant in high position. Thackeray went to divers preparatory schools, which he does not seem to have enjoyed. In 1822 he was transfe... more »rred to Charterhouse, where he stayed till 1828, had his nose broken by George Stovin Venables (afterwards a famous Parliamentary barrister and Saturday reviewer), made divers friends, began the practice of comic drawing and novel-writing. He left school in 1930 and embarked on a literary career, including writing, publishing, and journalism.
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