Thakeray

Thakeray

Thakeray (Shäkeräh), William Makepeace, geb. 1811 zu Kalkutta, lebte längere Zeit in Deutschland und Frankreich, engl. Humorist, trat zuerst pseudonym als Michel Angelo, seit 1847 unter seinem eigentlichen Namen auf. Seine vielen Romane, Skizzenbücher etc. haben auch in deutscher Uebersetzung ein großes Publikum.


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