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    William Makepeace Thackeray

    Birth: 7-18-1811

    Death: 12-24-1863

Biography

William Makepeace Thackeray was a British author most famous for writing the novel Vanity Fair (1847-1848). 

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 20, 1859

Letter from Laura Elma Watrous to Frances Miller Seward, Decemeber, 1852

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Frances Miller Seward, Feburary 11, 1864

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William Makepeace Thackeray was a British author most famous for writing the novel Vanity Fair (1847-1848). 

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