The Literature Network

JULY 18

Content courtesy of

From: Events Day-By-Day
Date: 19940901
Author:

00-00-0000
Date: JULY 18

Born today:

Emperor Rudolf II 1552 William Makepeace Thackeray 1811 W.G. Grace 1848 Gene Lockhart 1891 Richard Dix 1894 Chill Wills 1903 Clifford Odets 1906 S.I. Hayakawa 1906 Andrei Gromyko 1909 Hume Cronyn 1911 Red Skelton 1913 Harriet Nelson 1914 Nelson Mandela 1918 John Glenn 1921 Kurt Masur 1927 Dick Button 1929 Yevgeny Yevtushenko 1933 Hunter Thompson 1939 James Brolin 1941 Martha Reeves 1941 Richard Branson 1950 Ricky Skaggs 1954 Nick Faldo 1957 Elizabeth McGovern 1961

Died today:

Petrarch 1374 John Paul Jones 1792 Jane Austen 1817 Thomas Cook 1892 ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on William Makepeace Thackeray

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE (1811-1863)

Thackeray's memorials of defeat. (author William Makepeace Thackeray)

Thackeray the sentimental sceptic. (writer William Makepeace Thackeray)

Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair.' (William Makepeace Thackeray)

Colonial discourse and William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Irish Sketch Book.'

Sadness balancing wit: Thackeray's life & works.

`Henry Esmond' splendid proof of Thackeray's genius.(Books)(The Lost Word)

Works of Wiliam M. Thackeray: Born In India

You Go, Girl; Reese Witherspoon stars in a lavish 'Vanity Fair'.(movie adaptation of novel by William Makepeace Thackeray)(Movie Review)(Brief Article)

Travel Etc: Grand tours: Hurry up, invent the Eurostar The world's great writers on their adventures in literature. This week, William Makepeace Thackeray goes from Boulogne to Paris

Find More Articles

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.