Gérin, Winifred. Anne Thackeray Ritchie: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1981.
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Family and Intimate relationships
William Makepeace Thackeray
His mother, Anne née Becher
, was an influential presence throughout his life (she outlived him by a year).
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