Thackeray

: His personal life was marked by tragedy; his wife, Isabella Shawe, suffered a mental breakdown in 1840 and remained institutionalized for the rest of her life. Major Literary Works

: Before his fame as a novelist, he was a prolific contributor to Fraser's Magazine , The Times , and Punch . He often used pseudonyms like George Fitz-Boodle and Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Thackeray

: Born in Calcutta, India, Thackeray was sent to England at age five for schooling. He later attended Cambridge but left without a degree, briefly studying law before turning to journalism after losing his inheritance to bank failures and gambling. : His personal life was marked by tragedy;