The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an esteemed English novelist and satirist, renowned for his keen observation of Victorian society and his rich characterizations. Born in Calcutta, British India, he was sent to England as a child after his father's death, where he later attended the Charterhouse School and then Trinity College, Cambridge. Thackeray left Cambridge without a degree, turni...