Thackeray : William Makepeace (1811-63), English Victorian novelist whose work, during his lifetime & for long afterward, was considered equal or superior to that of his fellow-novelist Charles Dickens. Buckland: William was born in Calcutta; his father Richmond Thackeray of E.I. Co.’s Civil Service was then Secretary to the Board of Revenue, Bengal. Since Richmond died 13 Sep.1815, when he was collector of the 24 Pargānās, William was sent to his family in England in 1817.
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