Thakeray (Shäkeräh), William Makepeace, geb. 1811 zu Kalkutta, lebte längere Zeit in Deutschland und Frankreich, engl. Humorist, trat zuerst pseudonym als Michel Angelo, seit 1847 unter seinem eigentlichen Namen auf. Seine vielen Romane, Skizzenbücher etc. haben auch in deutscher Uebersetzung ein großes Publikum.
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Snob — Karikatur im Buch Book of Snobs von William Makepeace Thakeray, 1868[1] Der aus dem Englischen eingedeutschte Begriff Snob bezeichnet eine Person, die durch ihr Verhalten und/oder ihre Aussagen offensiv Reichtum und gesellschaftliche… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Consort — Con sort (k[o^]n s[^o]rt), n. [L. consore, sortis; con + sors lot, fate, share. See {Sort}.] 1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband. Milton. [1913 Webster] He single chose to live, and shunned… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prince consort — Consort Con sort (k[o^]n s[^o]rt), n. [L. consore, sortis; con + sors lot, fate, share. See {Sort}.] 1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband. Milton. [1913 Webster] He single chose to live, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Queen consort — Consort Con sort (k[o^]n s[^o]rt), n. [L. consore, sortis; con + sors lot, fate, share. See {Sort}.] 1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband. Milton. [1913 Webster] He single chose to live, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amitabh Bachchan — Infobox actor name = Amitabh Bachchan imagesize = caption = birthname = Amitabh Srivastav birthdate = birth date and age|1942|10|11 location = Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India occupation = Film actor, Producer, Playback singer, Television… … Wikipedia
Book League of America — The Book League of America, Inc., located at 100 Fifth Avenue, [cite web |url=http://www.profitfrog.com/small business/chapter 9.htm |title=BOOK CLUBS |accessdate=2008 08 06 |publisher=profitfrog.com] was a New York City mail order book club… … Wikipedia
Plovers Lake — Infobox protected area | name = Plovers Lake Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind caption = Map of South Africa locator x = 195 locator y = 98 location = Gauteng, South Africa nearest city = Krugersdorp, South Africa lat degrees = 25 lat minutes = 58 … Wikipedia
2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra — The 2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra began on February 3, 2008 after violent clashes between workers of two political parties Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Samajwadi Party (SP) at Dadar in Mumbai, capital of the Indian state of … Wikipedia
Großbritanniens (engl.) Literatur — Großbritanniens (engl.) Literatur. Aus der eigentlichen brit. Zeit (der celtischen) ist nichts erhalten, da die Gesänge Ossians erwiesen theils Macphersons Erzeugniß, theils Nachbildungen irischer Poesien sind. Ueber angelsächs. Literatur s.… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
