William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)
Auteur de La Foire aux Vanités
A propos de l'auteur
William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta, India, where his father was in service to the East India Company. After the death of his father in 1816, he was sent to England to attend school. Upon reaching college age, Thackeray attended Trinity College, Cambridge, but he left before completing afficher plus his degree. Instead, he devoted his time to traveling and journalism. Generally considered the most effective satirist and humorist of the mid-nineteenth century, Thackeray moved from humorous journalism to successful fiction with a facility that was partially the result of a genial fictional persona and a graceful, relaxed style. At his best, he held up a mirror to Victorian manners and morals, gently satirizing, with a tone of sophisticated acceptance, the inevitable failure of the individual and of society. He took up the popular fictional situation of the young person of talent who must make his way in the world and dramatized it with satiric directness in The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844), with the highest fictional skill and appreciation of complexities inherent within the satiric vision in his masterpiece, Vanity Fair (1847), and with a great subtlety of point of view and background in his one historical novel, Henry Esmond (1852). Vanity Fair, a complex interweaving in a vast historical panorama of a large number of characters, derives its title from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and attempts to invert for satirical purposes, the traditional Christian image of the City of God. Vanity Fair, the corrupt City of Man, remains Thackeray's most appreciated and widely read novel. It contrasts the lives of two boarding-school friends, Becky Sharp and Amelia Smedley. Constantly attuned to the demands of incidental journalism and his sense of professionalism in his relationship with his public, Thackeray wrote entertaining sketches and children's stories and published his humorous lectures on eighteenth-century life and literature. His own fiction shows the influence of his dedication to such eighteenth-century models as Henry Fielding, particularly in his satire, which accepts human nature rather than condemns it and takes quite seriously the applicability of the true English gentleman as a model for moral behavior. Thackeray requested that no authorized biography of him should ever be written, but members of his family did write about him, and these accounts were subsequently published. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) W. M. Thackeray also wrote as Charles James Yellowplush, Michael Angelo Titmarsh, George Savage Fitz-Boodle, The Fat Contributor, and Ikey Solomons.
Crédit image: Frontispiece to Works of Wiliam Makepiece Thackeray Vol. 6 (1898) "From a Drawing by Samuel Lawrence"
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Œuvres de William Makepeace Thackeray
Mémoires de Barry Lyndon du royaume d'Irlande contenant le récit de ses aventures extraordinaires... (1844) 989 exemplaires
The Adventures of Philip On His Way Through the World Shewing Who Robbed Him, Who Helped Him, and Who Passed Him By, to… (1862) 32 exemplaires
Roundabout Papers (from the Cornhill Magazine); to Which is Added The Second Funeral of Napoleon; The Four Georges; The… (1882) 18 exemplaires
Ballads, and The rose and the ring 14 exemplaires
Reading & Training : William Makepeace Thackeray : Vanity Fair [book + sound recording] (1992) — Writer — 11 exemplaires
The Cornhill magazine 10 exemplaires
Barry Lyndon / Great Hoggarty Diamond / Travels and Sketches in London / Character Sketches / Men's Wives (1884) — Auteur — 10 exemplaires
Fåfängans marknad. D. 3 9 exemplaires
The Adventures of Philip (1/2) — Auteur — 9 exemplaires
Roundabout Papers / Second Funeral of Napoleon / Critical Reviews / The Four Georges / The English Humorists of the… (1885) — Auteur — 9 exemplaires
Denis Duval / The Wolves and the Lamb / Lovel the Widower / Roundabout Papers (1899) — Auteur — 9 exemplaires
The Book of Snobs / Christmas Books / Sketches and Travels in London (1900) — Auteur — 9 exemplaires
Paris Sketchbook of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh / Eastern Sketches: A Journey From Cornhill To Cairo (1883) — Auteur — 8 exemplaires
The Adventures of Philip (2/2) — Auteur — 8 exemplaires
The History of Henry Esmond (1/2) 7 exemplaires
Fåfängans marknad. D. 2 7 exemplaires
The Irish Sketch Book and Critical Reviews 6 exemplaires
Ballads and tales 6 exemplaires
The history of Henry Esmond, esq., written by himself; The English humourists of the eighteenth century; The four… (1899) 6 exemplaires
The Paris Sketch Book / Eastern Sketches / The Irish Sketch Book / Character Sketches (1884) — Auteur — 6 exemplaires
Catherine: A Story + Men's Wives + The Bedford-Row Conspiracy. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, volume 20.… 5 exemplaires
The works of W. M. Thackeray vol 12: The great Hoggarty diamond; A little dinner at Timmins's; Notes of a journey from… (2015) 5 exemplaires
The Works of William MaKepeace Thackeray: Volo XI Catherine, Lovel the Widower,Denis Duval, Ballads Etc 5 exemplaires
The memoirs of Mr. C. J. Yellowplush : The Fitzboodle papers: The wolves and the lamb: Stories and sketches (1889) 4 exemplaires
Vanity Fair (1/3) 4 exemplaires
Vanity Fair (2/3) 4 exemplaires
The Letters and Private Papers of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume IV, 1857-1863 (2013) 4 exemplaires
The Paris Sketch Book and Art Criticisms 4 exemplaires
The Letters and Private Papers of William Makepeace Thackeray, Volume III, (1852-1856) (1946) 4 exemplaires
Denis Duval / Lovel the Widower / The Wolves and the Lamb / The Second Funeral of Napoleon (1904) — Auteur — 4 exemplaires
The History of Pendennis (3/3) 4 exemplaires
The Newcomes (1/3) — Auteur — 4 exemplaires
The History of Henry Esmond (2/2) 4 exemplaires
The Yellowplush papers and early miscellanies 4 exemplaires
The history of Samuel Titmarsh and the great Hoggarty diamond; Memoirs of Mr. C.J. Yellowplush; and Burlesques 3 exemplaires
The History of Pendennis (2/3) 3 exemplaires
The history of Samuel Titmarsh and the great Hoggarty diamond;: Men's wives; The book of Snobs; (Thackeray's… (1889) 3 exemplaires
The Newcomes (2/3) 3 exemplaires
The History of Pendennis (1/3) — Auteur — 3 exemplaires
The Oxford Thackeray, volune VI: The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. and the Miscellaneous Papers Written Between 1843… (1930) 3 exemplaires
The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq., Roundabout Papers, Etc. [Vol. XII of 'The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray… 3 exemplaires
Thackeray's Work's XIX: Roundabout Papers the Second Funeral of Napoleon Critical Reviews (1889) 3 exemplaires
Roundabout Papers Etc 3 exemplaires
The Irish sketch book of 1842 ;: And Character sketches (The complete works of William Makepeace Thackeray, v. XII) (1889) 3 exemplaires
The Comic Almanack An Ephemeris In Jest And Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry Quips And Oddities... (1912) 3 exemplaires
Catherine and Men's Wives 3 exemplaires
The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush, The Fitz-Boodle Papers,Cox's Diary and Character Sketches 3 exemplaires
THE OXFORD THACKERAY, VOLUME X: CHRISTMAS BOOKS REBECCA AND ROWENA LATER MINOR PAPERS, 1849 - 1861 (1930) 3 exemplaires
Edevuse laat : romaan ilma kangelaseta. II 3 exemplaires
Poems and Ballads 3 exemplaires
Great Lives by Great Writers 3 exemplaires
Denis Duval, Lovel the widower etc. 3 exemplaires
Notes of a journey from Cornhill to grand Cairo, by way of Lisbon, Athens, Constantinople, and Jerusalem: performed in… (2015) 3 exemplaires
Thackeray's Complete Works, The University Edition. Roundabout Papers. The Four Georges. English Humorists Etc. 3 exemplaires
The Harvard Classics # 5: Vanity Fair 1 (I) 2 exemplaires
The Works Of Thackeray (10 vol) 2 exemplaires
Literary Essays 2 exemplaires
The Fitz-Boodle papers and other sketches 2 exemplaires
Targowisko próżności : powieść bez bohatera. T. 1 2 exemplaires
Mr. Brown's letters to a young man about town 2 exemplaires
The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush, The Irish Sketch Book, The Rose and The Ring, Ballads, etc. 2 exemplaires
Miscellaneous contributions to Punch 1843-1854 2 exemplaires
Irish Sketch-book illustrated 2 exemplaires
The four Georges;: The English humorists of the eighteenth century; Sketches and travels in London, (Thackeray's… (1889) 2 exemplaires
The Ultimate Christmas Collection: 150+ authors & 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends 2 exemplaires
Some family letters of W.M. Thackeray : together with recollections by his kinswoman Blanche Warre Cornish (2009) 2 exemplaires
Roundabout papers (from the Cornhill Magazine.) The Second Funeral of Napoleon. The four Georges. The English humorists… 2 exemplaires
The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray - XXV 2 exemplaires
The complete poems of W. M. Thackeray 2 exemplaires
A Story 2 exemplaires
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XXXII: Letters of Thackeray to Mrs. Brookfield, Drawings and… 2 exemplaires
La fira de les vanitats II 2 exemplaires
Catherine: a story ; The Fitz-Boodle papers ; Tales 2 exemplaires
Letters to a Young Man 2 exemplaires
The Adventures of Don Quixote Abridged from the Original Edition by W.M. Thackeray (2009) 2 exemplaires
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray vol 7: The history of Henry Esmond, esq.; The lectures 2 exemplaires
Yellow Plush Papers and Fitznoodle 2 exemplaires
Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, Vol V 2 exemplaires
Sultan Stork, and other stories and sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray (1829-1844) now first collected 2 exemplaires
Critical papers in literature 2 exemplaires
Vanity Fair 2 exemplaires
Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray "English Novelist of Victorian Era"! 45 Complete Works (Vanity Fair,… (2016) 2 exemplaires
The Great Hoggarty Diamond / A Legend of the Rhine / A Shabby Genteel Story — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
Bluebeard's Ghost (in Spells of Enchantment - ZIPES) 2 exemplaires
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray in twelve volumes : volume VIII. The great Hoggarty diamond ; memoirs of 2 exemplaires
Thackeray's Works: Roundabout Papers. To Which is Added The Second Funeral of Napoleon. The Four Georges. The English… (1867) — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
THE BOOK OF SNOBS AND BARRY LYNDON 2 exemplaires
The Works of William Thackeray. Volume 1. Life of Thackeray, Vanity Fair, the Four Georges English Humorists,… (1883) 2 exemplaires
Lovel the widower and other stories and sketches 2 exemplaires
Barry Lyndon / Great Hoggarty Diamond / Sketches and Travels in London — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond / The Book of Snobs (1999) 2 exemplaires
Maestros ingleses 2 exemplaires
The Virginians (1/3) 2 exemplaires
The Works of W. M. Thackeray: The History of Samuel Titmarsh and The Great Hoggarty Diamond, and Others 2 exemplaires
The Virginians (2/3) 2 exemplaires
The roundabout papers and Denis Duval 2 exemplaires
Vanity Fair (abridged) 2 exemplaires
Balciul desertaciunilor (volumul 2) 2 exemplaires
His︢g̀ Vs̀r̀a 1 exemplaire
Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction vol. 5 1 exemplaire
THE COMPLETE NOVELS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (Special Illustrated Edition) FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATED VERSION: All… 1 exemplaire
Villa des Lys (French Edition) 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies by W. M. Thackeray 1 exemplaire
The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: Vol. III & IV - The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and… 1 exemplaire
VANITY FAIR. A Novel Without Hero. Volume II. 1 exemplaire
The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: Vol. V & VI - The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family 1 exemplaire
A Tragic Story 1 exemplaire
The Jungle 1 exemplaire
Thackeray Works VI 1 exemplaire
Thackeray Works VII 1 exemplaire
Yellowplush Papers Etc. 1 exemplaire
Lovel the Widower Etc 1 exemplaire
Ballads and Miscellanies 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair/Pendennis 1 exemplaire
Letters of Thackeray to Mrs. Brookfield 1 exemplaire
Works of William Makepeace Thackeray 13 Volumes the Virginians Volume 1 & 2 Vanity Fair Volume 1 & 2 Barry Lyndon Etc… (1885) 1 exemplaire
Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction, vol. 6 1 exemplaire
The Count of Monte Cristo; The Canterbury Tales(3); Vanity Fair (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) (1990) 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackery 1 exemplaire
4 Classic Novels by Women Writers 1 exemplaire
VANITY FAIR. A Novel without a Hero. ILLUSTRATED WITH TWO HUNDRED DRAWINGS MADE BY THE AUTHOR FOR THE FIRST EDITION.… 1 exemplaire
The Paris Sketch Book - Thackeray's Works 1 exemplaire
Thackery's Novels--The Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the World ;& A Shabby Genteel Story 1 exemplaire
El gran diamante 1 exemplaire
Die Kickleburys am Rhein 1 exemplaire
Bâlciul deșertăciunilor (vol.2) 1 exemplaire
Ярмарка Тщеславия 1 exemplaire
Dzieje Pendennisa czyli O jego sukcesach, klęskach, przyjaciołach i największym jego wrogu. T. 2 1 exemplaire
Dzieje Pendennisa czyli O jego sukcesach, klęskach, przyjaciołach i największym jego wrogu. T. 1 1 exemplaire
Stray moments with Thackeray: his humor, satire, and characters. Being selections from his writings, prefaced with a… (1880) 1 exemplaire
The Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the World Shewing Who Robbed Him, Who Helped Him, and Who Passed Him By to… (1905) 1 exemplaire
christmas books 1891 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume V: The history of Pendennis : his fortunes and misfortunes, his… 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume VI: The history of Pendennis : his fortunes and misfortunes, his… 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XVIII: The memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. written by himself 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XIII: The Virginians : a tale of the last century [Vol. 2] 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XIV: The Virginians : a tale of the last century [Vol.3] 1 exemplaire
Bâlciul deşertăciunilor (vol.1) 1 exemplaire
The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Vols 11 and 12: Contributions to Punch 1 exemplaire
The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: Vol. VII & VIII - The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Volume 6 1 exemplaire
Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeit. Roman ohne Held | William Thackerays vergnügliche Charakterstudie neu und… (2023) 1 exemplaire
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. Pocket edition. There are 15 pocket edition of these book series in my collection. 1 exemplaire
The history of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond. Pocket edition. There are 15 of these pocket edition… 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair, Vol. I & II. Pocket edition collection. There are 15 of these series of books are in my collection. 1 exemplaire
Pendennis - Vol 1 1 exemplaire
Sketch Books 1 exemplaire
The Fitz-Boodle Papers 1 exemplaire
The Memoirs of Mr. Charles H. Yellowplush 1 exemplaire
The chest of cigars : from the Wagstaff papers in the New monthly magazine of July, 1845 1 exemplaire
The Book of Snobs (Annotated) 1 exemplaire
Il Fantasma di Barbablù 1 exemplaire
La Fiera delle vanità, vol I e II 1 exemplaire
Contributions to “Punch”, E&c 1 exemplaire
The memoirs of Barry Lindon, esq. and Denis Duval 1 exemplaire
La fiera delle vanità 5 - 7 1 exemplaire
La fiera delle vanità 1 - 4 1 exemplaire
Thackeray Works V 1 exemplaire
The History of Henry Desmond, Esq.; The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.; Denis Duval Illustrated Library Edition 1 exemplaire
Irish Sketchbook Etc 1 exemplaire
Forfængelighedens marked. En roman uden helt Overs. efter "Vanity Fair" af Gunnar Juel Jørgensen.… 1 exemplaire
Timmins' lille middag og Cox' dagbog 1 exemplaire
Christmas Stories Etc 1 exemplaire
Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, The Vol. 13 (Miscellaneous Essays, Sketches & Reviews, Contributions to "Punch" ) (1886) 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: In Twenty-four Volumes. The Virginians. Vol. 8-9 (2018) 1 exemplaire
Works of W. M Thackeray in 5 Volumes PLUS The Life of W. M. Thackeray by Lewis Melville (The London Edition) (1900) 1 exemplaire
The Four Georges Etc 1 exemplaire
Miscellaneous Sketches 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair, a Novel Without a Hero 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair (W.M. Thackeray's Works Imperial Edition 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies, Prose and Verse, Vol. 2: Memoirs of Mr. C. J. Yellowplush; Diary of C. Jeames De La Pluche, Esq.;… (2018) 1 exemplaire
O Livro dos Esnobes (Portuguese Edition) 1 exemplaire
COmpañeras del hombre (tres novelas) 1 exemplaire
The Virginians (2 vols.) 1 exemplaire
Timnins' lille Middag, og Cox's Dagbog 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume VIII: The Newcomes : memoirs of a most respectable family. Vol. 2 1 exemplaire
Thackeray: The Major Novels 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair Volume I & II (A Novel Without a Hero) 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair w orig. illus. pb 1 exemplaire
Catherine, Lovel the Widower, Etc., Etc. 1 exemplaire
Snobs and other characters from the writings of William Makepeace Thackeray (Seven Seas Books-no.7) (1959) 1 exemplaire
The New Century Library - The Works of william Makepeace Thackeray Volume IX "The Virginians" 1 exemplaire
Men's Wives, The Bedford-Row Conspiracy, etc. 1 exemplaire
Thackeray Works IV 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies Vol II 1 exemplaire
The complete works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Vol. ??: Short stories and sketches, Juvenilia, Miscellaneous 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies Vol III 1 exemplaire
PERIPETIILE LUI PHILIP 1 exemplaire
The Complete Works of William M. Thackeray: Christmas Books, The Memoirs of Mr. C. J. Yellowplush, (The Book of Snobs,… (1900) 1 exemplaire
Extracts from the Writings of W. M. Thackeray, Chiefly Philosophical and Reflective (1881) 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works The Paris Sketch Book, Eastern Sketches, A Journey from Cornhill to Cairo, The Irish Sketch Book. 1 exemplaire
The Cornhill Magazine, vol. 1: 1860 1 exemplaire
Great works of William Thackeray 1 exemplaire
The Paris Sketchbook, Eastern Sketches, The Irish Sketchbook (W.M. Thackeray's Works Imperial Edition) 1 exemplaire
Charity and Humour 1 exemplaire
Thackeray Works, VIII 1 exemplaire
Thackeray Works I 1 exemplaire
Thackeray Works II 1 exemplaire
Thackeray Works III 1 exemplaire
Drawn from Life the Journalism of William Makepeace Thackery with Drawings By the Author 1 exemplaire
Rebecca and Rowena, a romance upon romance 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies of W. M. Thackeray, vol. 2 1 exemplaire
The Kickleburys on the Rhine 1 exemplaire
LA FERIA DE LA VANIDADES 1 exemplaire
Juvenilia 1 exemplaire
Short Series Sketches 1 exemplaire
Humoristische Novellen 1 exemplaire
Mrs. Perkins Ball 1 exemplaire
Our Street 1 exemplaire
Doctor Birch, and his young friends 1 exemplaire
The Four Georges 1 exemplaire
Semenj ničevosti 1 1 exemplaire
La fiera della vanita': puntate 1-7 1 exemplaire
La rosa e l'anello (Italian Edition) 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies Volume I 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XVII: Paris sketch book of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair (vol 3) -- The Works of Thackeray III 1 exemplaire
Het Ploertenboek en andere schetsen. (De Lotgevallen van den Heer Samuel Titmarsh, of De Groote Familiespeld; en… 1 exemplaire
Contributions to Punch. Vol. 2 1 exemplaire
Contributions to Punch. Vol. 1 1 exemplaire
The Great Hoggarty Diamond, and Adventures of Major Gahagan, and Notes of a journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo 1 exemplaire
The Great Hoggarty Diamond; Fitz-Boodle Papers; Men's Wives etc. (The Oxford Thackeray with Illustrations) (1900) 1 exemplaire
Philip Burlesque 1 exemplaire
Henry Esmond and Other Stories 1 exemplaire
Barry Lyndon Miscellaneous 1 exemplaire
Critical Papers In Art: Stubb's Calendar: Barber Cox 1 exemplaire
The second funeral of Napoleon : in three letters to Miss Smith of London : and the Chronicle of the drum 1 exemplaire
Ala de cuervo novela 1 exemplaire
Critical papers in art 1 exemplaire
The Works of W. M. Thackeray, volume 1 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Complete Works: Roundabout Papers, Four Georges, Sketches and Travels in London, etc (The… (1883) 1 exemplaire
Henry Esmond (abridged) 1 exemplaire
The Stars and Stripes {short story} 1 exemplaire
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray volume 4 1 exemplaire
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray volume 3 1 exemplaire
The Paris sketch book of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh; and the memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush With illustrations by the… 1 exemplaire
The knights of Borsellen etc 1 exemplaire
Travels in London ; Letters to a young man about town, and other contributions to Punch 1 exemplaire
THE COMPLETE NOVELS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (Special Illustrated Edition) FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATED VERSION: All… (2011) 1 exemplaire
The book of snobs and other contributions to Punch 1 exemplaire
The Works Of William Makepeace Thackeray, VOLUME III 1 exemplaire
THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY VOLUME V 1 exemplaire
The Cane-bottomed Chair 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Complete Works, The University Edition. The Christmas Books. Ballads. Hoggarty Diamond. 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Volume III: Pendennis, Roundabout Papers, Lovel the Widower (1897) — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.; The Fitz-Boodle papers; Catherine: a… 1 exemplaire
The English humorists of the Eighteenth century ;: Critical reviews ; The second funeral of Napoleon 1 exemplaire
Feine Gesellschaft — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
A Book for Christmas Reading — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
The History of Henry Esmond Part ll & Part lll 1 exemplaire
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Vol. IX) 1 exemplaire
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray in twelve volumes : volume IX. The book of snobs ; Sketches of life and c 1 exemplaire
Denis Duval ; Lovel the widower : and other stories 1 exemplaire
Shabby Genteel Story, Novels By Eminent Hands, Rebecca and Rowena, and the Rose and the Ring 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair, The Newcomes 1 exemplaire
The Case of Peytel (in Law as Lit) 1 exemplaire
The Works Of William Makepeace Thackeray, volume II (Vanity Fair part 3 , Pendennis, part 1) 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair : chapters I to VI : Becky Sharp 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair Part lll & The History of Henry Esmond Part l — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Selections from The book of snobs, Roundabout papers, and Ballads (Little masterpieces) (Little masterpieces) 1 exemplaire
The Irish Sketch Book, Vol. I 1 exemplaire
Gesammelte Werke des William M. Thackeray 1 exemplaire
The Devil's Wager 1 exemplaire
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray volume Xii 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 22. History of Henry Esmond, Volume II. Denis Duval. 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Complete Works: The Christmas Books, Samuel Titmarsh, the Great Hoggarty Diamond, Men's Wives,… 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 3. Vanity Fair, Volume III. Lovel the Widower. 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair,Vol I & 2 (of 3) 1 exemplaire
The Works of Thackeray XXXII ... Letters to Mrs. Brookfield; Drawings and Caricatures; List of Characters 1 exemplaire
A Shabby Genteel Story. The Adventures Of Philip. Ballads. Catherine. Christmas Stories. (Volume II) (1879) 1 exemplaire
Catherine: A Story. Titmarsh Among Pictures and Books. Fraser Miscellanies. The Christmas Books. Selections From Punch.… (1877) 1 exemplaire
Sultan Stork 1 exemplaire
Early and late papers hitherto uncollected 1 exemplaire
The history of Henry Esmond, Esq. : a colonel in the service of Her Majesty Queen Anne : Written by Himself also the… 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 8. The English Humorists. Critical Reviews. Second Funeral of… 1 exemplaire
THE WORKS OF WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY: VOLUME VI CONTRIBUTIONS TO 'PUNCH', ETC. (1898) 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Miscellanies vol 5 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Miscellanies vol 3 1 exemplaire
Thackerys's Miscellanies vol 1 1 exemplaire
Fairy days 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works. The History of Samual Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond, Men's Wives, The Book of… (1887) 1 exemplaire
Works 1 exemplaire
Il ballo della signora Perkins 1 exemplaire
The history of Henry Esmond, esq., written by himself. (By W.M. Thackeray). 1852 [Leather Bound] 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Vol. VI (The Newcomes, Memoirs of Mr. C.J. Yellowplush, The Fitz-Boodle… 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Vol. VII (The Book of Snobs - Sketches and Travels in London - The Paris… 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair 1 exemplaire
The Four Georges. Cassell's National Library 1 exemplaire
The Paris Sketch Book; The Irish Sketch Book; Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo [Eastern Sketchbook] 1 exemplaire
Selected Works of William Makepeace Thackeray 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Yellowplush Papers, Complete and Unabridged Edition. The Yellowplush Correspondence and Other Tales,… 1 exemplaire
The Christmas books of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh, by William Makepeace Thackeray, in two volumes : Vol. II., with… 1 exemplaire
Kisregények 1 exemplaire
Pendennis története 1 exemplaire
The Ballads and Other Poems 1 exemplaire
The Comic almanack : an ephemeris in jest and earnest, containing merry tales, humorous poetry, quips, and oddities (2016) 1 exemplaire
Rodzina Newcome’ów tom 2 1 exemplaire
Works of Thackeray Edition Deluxe - Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh ( Flore et Zephyr - Mrs. Perkins Hall - Our… (1899) 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XXII: Book of Snobs ; Character sketches ; Stories (1903) 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume VII: The Newcomes : memoirs of a most respectable family. Volume 1 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XXIV: The Christmas books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XXVI: The Four Georges, the English Humourists of the Eighteenth… (1903) 1 exemplaire
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush; The great Hoggarty diamond, etc. 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XXVII: Roundabout papers ; Little travels and roadside sketches (1903) 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XXIX: Catherine : a story ; The Fitz-boodle papers ; Tales (1903) 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume IV: The history of Pendennis : his fortunes and misfortunes, his… (1903) 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XXX: Miscellaneous essays, sketches and reviews (1903) 1 exemplaire
Rodzina Newcome’ów tom 1 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Volume XII: The Virginians : a tale of the last century [Vol.1] (1903) 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair 1 exemplaire
Antique Rare Vanity Fair by William Peace Thackeray ~ The Franklin Library ~ Leather Bound 1 exemplaire
100 Books You Must Read Before You Die [volume 1] 1 exemplaire
Gli snobs 1 exemplaire
The English Humourists of the 18th Century 1 exemplaire
The memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. roundabout papers 1 exemplaire
Vanity fair : A novel without a hero (Volume 3) 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair: Upper (Macmillan Readers) 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair (vol 2) -- The Works of Thackeray II 1 exemplaire
Vanity Fair (vol 1) -- The Works of Thackeray I 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Vol. 7 of 12: The Paris Sketch Book; The Irish Sketch Book; And Notes of a… (2015) 1 exemplaire
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Biographical Edition SKETCH BOOKS The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh,… (1898) 1 exemplaire
The works of William Makepeace Thackeray vol. 20: Catherine: a story; Men's wives; The Bedford-Row conspiracy 1 exemplaire
Pocket Thackery 1 exemplaire
The Paris Sketch Book, Volume I 1 exemplaire
The [rose] & the [ring] ... With the marginal glosses by Michael Angelo Titmarsh [i.e. W. M. Thackeray] and the… 1 exemplaire
The Rose and the Ring: Reproduced in facsimile from the Author’s original illustrated manuscript in the Pierpont… (1947) 1 exemplaire
Yellowplush papers 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 17. Adventures of Philip, Volume I. 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 23. Burlesques, Volume I. The Fatal Boots. Little Travels. 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 27. The Irish Sketch Book, Volume I. 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 25. Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush. Miscellanies. 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 18. Adventures of Philip, Volume II. 1 exemplaire
The Rose and the Ring, etc. [With illustrations.] 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 30. The Four Georges. Sketches and Travels. 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's Works, Kensington Limited Edition, Book 19. Adventures of Philip, Volume III. Catherine. 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies: prose and verse, Vol I 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, Vol VII 1 exemplaire
Miscellanies : prose and verse, Vol III 1 exemplaire
Thackeray's letters to an American family 1 exemplaire
Vanity fair: a novel without a hero, Vol III 1 exemplaire
Christmas Books - Works Of William Makepeace Thackeray (Works of William Makepeace Thackery) (2008) 1 exemplaire
Roundabout Papers (From the Cornhill Magazine) to Which Is Added The Four Georges, The English Humorists of the… 1 exemplaire
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- Autres noms
- Fitz-Boodle, George Savage (nom de plume)
Titmarsh, Michael Angelo (nom de plume)
Yellowplush, Charles James (nom de plume)
The Fat Contributor
Solomons, Ikey - Date de naissance
- 1811-07-18
- Date de décès
- 1863-12-24
- Lieu de sépulture
- Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England, UK
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Calcutta, India
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Cause du décès
- stroke
- Lieux de résidence
- Paris, France
Weimar, Germany - Études
- Charterhouse (Smithfield, London)
University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
Middle Temple, London - Professions
- novelist
journalist
essayist
travel writer
lecturer - Relations
- Ritchie, Anne Thackeray (daughter)
Stephen, Leslie (son-in-law) - Courte biographie
- William Makepeace Thackery was second only to Charles Dickens in stature as an author during the Victorian era. His humorous and satirical writings were much in demand by periodicals, including Punch, and he was a popular lecturer. Today he's best known for his novel Vanity Fair, which is required reading in most college English courses. He experienced tragedy in his personal life due to the long deterioration and mental illness of his wife Isabella.
- Notice de désambigüisation
- W. M. Thackeray also wrote as Charles James Yellowplush, Michael Angelo Titmarsh, George Savage Fitz-Boodle, The Fat Contributor, and Ikey Solomons.
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Alors qu’il espérait une confortable donation, le jeune Samuel Titmarsh, treizième commis dans une compagnie, ne reçoit de sa tante, la riche Mrs. Hoggarty, qu’une simple épingle en diamant. Tout d’abord déçu, il ne tarde pas à découvrir que la possession de ce bijou va lui ouvrir les portes de la haute société londonienne et lui permettre une ascension fulgurante dans le monde des affaires.
Il pourra alors épouser la charmante Mary Smith, qui l’attend dans sa province natale.
Tout semble lui sourire jusqu’au jour où…
Mon avis
Voilà un livre anglais très classique dans l’écriture, dans l’histoire et dans la manière de traiter celle-ci.
L’histoire traite de spéculations financières, de compagnies d’assurances, d’arnaques financières. Les employés de la compagnie d’assurances, les commis, payent pour avoir leur place, eux ou leur famille d’ailleurs en étant partie prenante dans l’entreprise. Toute l’histoire tient au fait que notre narrateur a une parente riche et que son patron y voit l’occasion de s’enrichir encore un peu plus. Il est donc pris entre la cupidité de son patron et de sa tante en plus de sa propre vanité (il a beau s’en défendre, c’est ce que j’ai pensé). Il s’en suit des péripéties qui le mèneront jusqu’à la prison (on découvre cela aussi dans le livre car il y en a de toutes sortes : privées, publiques, pour les indigents). L’auteur traite aussi des différences entre les classes sociales qui sont bien séparées. On voit cela car le narrateur dans une première partie part de rien pour arriver à tout puis après redescend vers … rien.
Thackeray, dans ce livre, a un style classique (vous allez me dire que c’est peut être lui qui l’a fait le style classique ou plutôt une manière classique de raconter l’histoire. Le narrateur raconte donc son histoire sous forme de scènes, de petites aventures où finalement on attend la suivante pour comprendre ce qui va se passer. Ce que je veux dire, c’est qu’une scène de la fin a très peu de chance de faire allusion à une scène du début (idem pour les personnages et si c’est le cas, comme pour la première logeuse du narrateur, il nous est bien rappelé qui elle était). On saute d’une scène à l’autre en suivant le narrateur et finalement, on s’attache moins au contexte et plus aux personnages. Je pense que cette impression est due au fait que le livre a d’abord été publié en feuilletons sous le pseudonyme de Michael Angelo Titmarsh dans le Fraser’s Magazine (septembre – décembre 1841) (et republié en volume par la suite, en 1848 exactement).
Les personnages sont classiques aussi. Il y a toute une galerie de personnages tous très typés : la vieille acariâtre, l’épouse angélique, la mère prête au sacrifice, le nanti, le noble estimable, l’homme de pouvoir moins estimable …
La morale est assez fascinante puisque le narrateur en déduit que c’est le fait de croire qu’il avait de l’argent (il n’avait “qu’une épingle en diamant) qui lui fait perdre la tête, jouant ainsi l’argent de sa mère et de sa tante. Dès lors, qu’il n’a plus l’épingle, tout va pour le mieux. Le livre se termine d’ailleurs ainsi :
et sur ce, je tire ma révérence, en priant tous ceux qui liront attentivement ces lignes d’être prudent avec leur argent, s’ils en ont, d’être encore plus prudents avec l’argent de leurs amis ; de se rappeler que les grands profits impliquent de grands risques ; que les habiles capitalistes de ce pays ne se satisfont pas de quatre pour cent pour leur argent, quand ils peuvent, en toute sécurité, en obtenir davantage ; et par-dessus tout, je les conjure de ne jamais s’aventurer dans une spéculation dont le chemin ne leur paraît pas parfaitement lumineux et dont les agents ne s’avèrent pas rigoureusement francs et loyaux.
En conclusion, si vous m’avez bien suivis, vous avez sûrement compris que ce livre est … classique et surtout très agréable à lire. Bien sûr, maintenant, je me dis qu’il serait peut être temps que je sorte La Foire aux Vanités de ma PAL.… (plus d'informations)