27th May 2015
William Makepeace Thackeray, Charterhouse Pupil and Novelist
Thackeray spent his formative years at the Charterhouse, which he parodied in his later fiction as “Slaughterhouse”. William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was one of the great English novelists of the 19th century. He is best known for his satirical works, particularly... continue