Once,as an editor,he rejected an Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem because it employed the word harlot )
❖ Once, as an editor, he rejected an Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem because it employed the word harlot (妓 女)
His contacts with friendly rival Charles Dickens ended in a quarrel. Their daughters continued to be friends
❖ His contacts with friendly rival Charles Dickens ended in a quarrel. ❖ Their daughters continued to be friends
Thackeray died suddenly on Christmas Eve 1863. ÷Just before his death he had reconciled with Dickens. (二学位)
❖ Thackeray died suddenly on Christmas Eve 1863. ❖ Just before his death he had reconciled with Dickens. （二学位）
Ill.Major features a.Thackeray is a realist. He paints life as he has seen it. his stories are accurate and true to life for his precise and thorough observation rich knowledge of social life and of the human heart
III. Major features a. Thackeray is a realist. ❖ He paints life as he has seen it. ❖ his stories are accurate and true to life for his precise and thorough observation rich knowledge of social life and of the human heart
b.Thackeray is a satirist. his satire: caustic(尖刻的) his humour: subtle
b. Thackeray is a satirist. ❖ his satire: caustic (尖刻的) ❖ his humour: subtle