To those great geniuses now in petticoats, who shall write novels for the beloved reader's children, these men and things will be as much legend and history as Nineveh, or Coeur de Lion, or Jack Sheppard.
William Makepeace ThackerayAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist, Writer
- Nationality: english
- Born: July 18, 1811
- Died: December 24, 1863
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