
What is recorded here
This claret commemorative plaque records: William Makepeace Thackeray 1811-1863 Novelist, essayist and author of Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond, Pendennis, The Newcomes and The Virginians stayed here 1860 Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Tunbridge Wells.
William Makepeace Thackeray was a prominent British novelist and essayist of the Victorian era, best known for his satirical novel "Vanity Fair," which offers a critical portrayal of 19th-century society.
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