previous            A–Z            next        William Makepeace Thackeray Pseudonyms:        A Gentleman in Search of a Man-Servant        Arthur Pendennis        Boldomero Espartero        Charles James Yellowplush        Fitzroy Clarence        Folkstone Canterbury        Frederick Haltamont de Montmorency        George Savage Fitz-Boodle, Esq.        Growley Byles        Harry Rollicker        Henry Esmond, Esq.        Ikey Solomons, Esq., Junior        Jeames de la Pluche        Jeames of Buckley Square        John Corks        Lancelot Wagstaff        Leontius Androcles Hugglestone        M. Gobemouche        Major Goliah Gahagan        Master Molloy Malony        Michael Angelo Titmarsh        Miss Tickletoby        Mr. Brown        Mulligan of Kilballymulligan        One of Themselves        Peter Perseus        The Fat Contributor        The Honorable Wilhelmina Amelia Skeggs        Theophile Wagstaff        Theresa MacWhorter William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), the novelist, used the name Michael Angelo Titmarsh for ‘The Paris Sketch-Book’ (1840) and ‘The Great Hoggarty Diamond’ (1841), both printed in Fraser’s Magazine, and subsequently for various other tales. The pen name is said to have been based on a nickname given to Thackeray – ‘Michael Angelo’ – by a friend who admired his head and shoulders. To this, by the way of absurd contrast, Thackeray himself added ‘Titmarsh’. Source: Room, A. (1981), ‘Name Stories’, Naming Names, p.149 previous            A–Z            next