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Excerpt from Anecdote Biographies of Thackeray and Dickens The two great men to whom this little volume is de voted will pass, we may be sure, under the sharp scrn tiny of Posterity. They divided in their life-time the suf frages Of all who speak and read the English tongue; but they cannot be said to have divided it equally, for one sprang intoopopularity, a popularity which he retained to the day of his death, while the other labored long before he was recognized; his reputation was wrung from the world. They had their adherents, as Jonson and Shakes peare had theirs, and battles were fought about them, they remaining the while, let us hope, indifferent, but amused, spectators Of the fight. The biography of one has been written; the biography of the other has not. There will be no biography of Thackeray, if his wishes and the wishes of his daughters are respected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book provides an engaging insight into the lives and personalities of two of the most popular 19th-century British novelists. Stoddard's entertaining writing style and wealth of knowledge about Thackeray and Dickens make this book a must-read for anyone interested in literature of that time period. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.