London Home of Famed 19th Century Writer Asks £4.5M

The London house where William Makepeace Thackeray wrote the English classic "Vanity Fair" in 1847-48 has come on the market for £4.5 million (US$5.7 million).

The brown-brick house on Young Street in posh Kensington, with its identifiable double-bowed front facade, hit the market this month.

The famed British novelist, whose best-known work satirized the greed and snobbery of Victorian England, leased the home from 1846 to 1854, during which he wrote at least three works, according to records from official the register Historic England.

The building, a block away from Kensington Square, is one of the last remaining houses of its era on the street and encompasses roughly 5,250 square feet spread across four floors, including the basement and attic level, according to information from brokerage Knight Frank.

For at least a decade, Richmond University has occupied the building, which bares a plaque honoring Thackeray, as part of its Kensington campus.

The interior is made up of spacious rooms most recently used for classrooms and offices, four bathrooms (none with showers or tubs) and a ground floor kitchen.

Ref: Property Report