October 31, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Authors, Books + ManuscriptsWilliam Makepeace Thackeray’s chorus of witches Although best known for his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray was not always a writer. After college and a brief stint studying law, he moved to Paris to try his hand as a painter. Gambling and unsuccessful business ventures decimated his inherited fortune, however, and Thackeray was forced… read more