21 Aug William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63) was, in his time, second only to Dickens in popularity. These days, however, his reputation rests almost entirely on the enduring popularity of his satirical novel Vanity Fair (1848). There were movie adaptations in 1932 with Myrna Loy, 1935 (titled Becky...