William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was a British au-thor and novelist mostly known for his satirical works such as “Vanity Fair ” that showed an ironic representation of the British society of those times. This book includes ?ve wonderful stories: “Mrs. Perkin’s Ball,” “Our Street,” “Doctor Birch And His Young Friends,” “The Kickleburys On The Rhine,” and “The Rose And The Ring.”