Thackeray and Women - Hardcoverby Micael Clarke (Author) In this first study to address women in Thackeray's fiction, Clarke draws on the writer's biography as well as his novels, tales, and nonfictional writings to place him in the context of the women's movement. Approaching her analysis from a feminist sociological perspective, Clarke connects Thackeray's novels to historical developments in nineteenth century feminism and identifies an evolution in Thackeray's fictional