Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie

novelist

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1837

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1919

Profession: writer, amanuensis, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie

  • Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie, née Thackeray (9 June 1837 – 26 February 1919), was an English writer and the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray.
  • Her several novels were highly regarded in their time and made her a central figure in the late Victorian literary scene.
  • She is best remembered today as the custodian of her father's literary legacy, and for short fiction that places traditional fairy tale narratives in a Victorian milieu.
  • Her 1885 novel Mrs.
  • Dymond contains the earliest English-language use of the proverb "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life."

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