I would not want to be one of those writers who begin each morning by exclaiming, `` O Gogol, O Chekhov, O Thackeray and Dickens, what would you have made of a bomb shelter ornamented with four plaster-of-Paris ducks, a birdbath, and three composition gnomes with long beards and red mobcaps ''??

His political philosophy was largely shaped by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, a leading figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement ( United Maharashtra movement ), which advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state of Maharashtra.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Thackeray built the party by forming temporary alliances with nearly all of Maharashtra's political parties.

A controversial figure, Thackeray has attracted significant attention by making statements expressing admiration for Hitler as an artist and demagogue, while condemning the Holocaust, inciting violence against Muslims, expressing support for the LTTE, and taking strong stances on the aspects of popular culture, including fervent opposition to the celebration of Valentine's Day.

In view of the success of her novels, particularly Jane Eyre, Charlotte was persuaded by her publisher to visit London occasionally, where she revealed her true identity and began to move in a more exalted social circle, becoming friends with Harriet Martineau and Elizabeth Gaskell, and acquainted with William Makepeace Thackeray and G. H. Lewes.

Thackeray ’ s daughter, the writer Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie recalled a visit to her father by Charlotte:

The site has been excavated since 1993 by Francis Thackeray of the Transvaal Museum.

Shiv Sena ( Marathi: Śiv Senā, meaning Army of Shiv, also SS ), is a political organisation in India founded on 19 June 1966 by political cartoonist Bal Thackeray.

It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray.

In recent times, Thackeray does not concern himself with day-to-day activities of the party, which is run by his youngest son Uddhav Thackeray.

Caricature of Thackeray by Thackeray

Even before Vanity Fair completed its serial run, Thackeray had become a celebrity, sought after by the very lords and ladies whom he satirised ; they hailed him as the equal of Dickens.

He was narrowly beaten by Cardwell ( 1070 votes, against 1005 for Thackeray ).

Title-page to Vanity Fair, drawn by Thackeray, who furnished the illustrations for many of his earlier editions.

In The Luck of Barry Lyndon, a novel serialised in Fraser's in 1844, Thackeray explored the situation of an outsider trying to achieve status in high society, a theme which he developed more successfully in Vanity Fair with the character of Becky Sharp, the artist's daughter who rises nearly to the heights by manipulating the other characters.

There was a fine miniature portrait of Anne Becher Thackeray and William Makepeace Thackeray, about age 2, done in Madras by George Chinnery c. 1813.

* Pegasus in Harness: Victorian Publishing and W. M. Thackeray by Peter L. Shillingsburg

*" Bluebeard's Ghost " by W. M. Thackeray ( 1843 )

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1847 – 48, satirizing society in early 19th-century Britain.

In the original illustrations, which were done by Thackeray, Becky is shown behind a curtain with a vial in her hand ; the picture is labelled " Becky's second appearance in the character of Clytemnestra " ( she had played Clytemnestra during charades at a party earlier in the book ).

Upon his visit to Dublin in 1845, William Makepeace Thackeray observed: " The street is exceedingly broad and handsome ; the shops at the commencement, rich and spacious ; but in Upper Sackville Street, which closes with the pretty building and gardens of the Rotunda, the appearance of wealth begins to fade somewhat, and the houses look as if they had seen better days.

For example, arrow 17 in Figure 3 portrays the proximal radial epiphysis for boy 34, whereas the same epiphysis for girl 2 is portrayed by arrow 18 in Figure 4.

* Austin Moon, fictional character in Austin & Ally, portrayed by Ross Lynch

* Austin Powers, fictional character in films, created and portrayed by Mike Myers

Several biographical programs have been made, such as the 2004 BBC television programme entitled Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures, in which she is portrayed by Olivia Williams, Anna Massey, and Bonnie Wright.

Poirot has been portrayed on radio, on screen, for films and television, by various actors, including John Moffatt, Albert Finney, Sir Peter Ustinov, Sir Ian Holm, Tony Randall, Alfred Molina and David Suchet.

Poirot has dark hair, which he dyes later in life ( though many of his screen incarnations are portrayed as bald or balding ), and green eyes that are repeatedly described as shining " like a cat's " when he is struck by a clever idea.

In The Agatha Christie Hour, she was portrayed by British actress Angela Easterling, while in Agatha Christie's Poirot, she was portrayed by Pauline Moran.

In Agatha Christie's Poirot, Japp was portrayed by Philip Jackson.

In 1970, the character of Miss Marple was portrayed by Inge Langen in a West German television adaptation of The Murder at the Vicarage ( Mord im Pfarrhaus ).

Völuspá, the first poem of the work, mentions many of the features and characters of Asgard portrayed by Snorri, such as Yggdrasil and Iðavöllr.

The Dodo, who in this adaptation of the book is named Uilleam and is portrayed by Michael Gough, bears a down of brilliant blue and is one of Alice's advisers, who also took first note of her identity as the true Alice.

* In the 2003 miniseries Helen of Troy, Agamemnon is portrayed by Rufus Sewell.

Agathon is portrayed by Plato as a handsome young man, well dressed, of polished manners, courted by the fashion, wealth and wisdom of Athens, and dispensing hospitality with ease and refinement.

Andronikos was portrayed in the novel Baudolino by Umberto Eco, with much detail being given to his grisly end.

Andromeda was portrayed by Judi Bowker in this film.

Andromeda was portrayed by Alexa Davalos.

" In the 1998 film Deep Impact fictional astronaut Spurgeon " Fish " Tanner, portrayed by Robert Duvall, was described at a Presidential Press Conference as the " Last man to walk on the moon " by the President of the United States, portrayed by Morgan Freeman.

Lord Halifax features in the novel The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro and also the 1993 film of the same name, in which he is portrayed by Peter Eyre.

He went on to play two important roles in other Hollywood costume epics: Achilles in Helen of Troy ( 1956 ) and Attalus in Alexander the Great ( 1956 ); he also portrayed Rochester in a TV adaptation of Jane Eyre ( 1956 ).

It has often been ( mistakenly ) suggested that Amy Turtle was the inspiration for Victoria Wood's parody of Crossroads Acorn Antiques ; Wood has denied this, and Julie Walters ( the actress who portrayed Mrs Overall ) more than suggested with her performance and appearance that Mrs Overall was in fact based on Crossroads character Mavis Hooper played by Charmian Eyre.

Jane Eyre ( portrayed as the orphan child by Anna Paquin and as an adult by Charlotte Gainsbourg ) is the plain, impoverished young woman who is hired by Mr. Rochester ( William Hurt ) through Mrs. Fairfax ( Joan Plowright ) to work as a governess for Adele ( Josephine Serre ).