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    Doctor Birch and His Young Friends: "Next to excellence is the appreciation of it."
    Doctor Birch and His Young Friends: "Next to excellence is the appreciation of it."
    Doctor Birch and His Young Friends: "Next to excellence is the appreciation of it."
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    Doctor Birch and His Young Friends: "Next to excellence is the appreciation of it."

    By William Makepeace Thackeray

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    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 work ethic. However, once he harnessed his talents the works flowed in novels, articles, short stories, sketches and lectures. Sadly, his personal life was rather more difficult. After a few years of marriage his wife began to suffer from depression and over the years became detached from reality. Thackeray himself suffered from ill health later in his life and the one pursuit that kept him moving forward was that of writing. In his life time, he was placed second only to Dickens. High praise indeed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMiniature Masterpieces
    Release dateFeb 14, 2017
    ISBN9781787370654
    Doctor Birch and His Young Friends: "Next to excellence is the appreciation of it."
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    William Makepeace Thackeray

    William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was a multitalented writer and illustrator born in British India. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, where some of his earliest writings appeared in university periodicals. As a young adult he encountered various financial issues including the failure of two newspapers. It wasn’t until his marriage in 1836 that he found direction in both his life and career. Thackeray regularly contributed to Fraser's Magazine, where he debuted a serialized version of one of his most popular novels, The Luck of Barry Lyndon. He spent his decades-long career writing novels, satirical sketches and art criticism.

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