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Re: William Makepeace Thackeray

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From: vhugofan@gmail.c
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 23:12
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Will Dockery wrote:
>> Danny Bee Barrington wrote:
>>
>> "1930 southwest corner Broadway and 11th Street the Historical Marker says
>> historic building second floor is where a famous English novelist, poet
>> William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) slept on his visit to Columbus
>> Georgia, made during his American tour. The building now occupied by McCoy
>> Grocery Co..."

>> ----------------------------------------

>> No updates on this as of yet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Makepeace_Thackeray

************William Makepeace Thackeray (/ˈθækΙ™ri/; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.
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The Mahogany Tree (1847)

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