The Poetry Of William Makepeace Thackeray - Volume 3

In this series we look at individual poets who have shaped and influenced their craft and cement their place in our heritage. In this third volume we look at further poetical works of the eminent English writer and poet William Makepeace Thackeray. The great author of Vanity Fair and The Luck Of Barry Lyndon was born in India in 1811. At age 5 his father died and his mother sent him back to England. His education was of the best but he himself seemed unable to apply his talents to a rigorous wor