Vanity Fair (Collins Classics)
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Publishing Details
Vanity Fair (Collins Classics)
By (Author) William Makepeace Thackeray
HarperCollins Publishers
William Collins
16th November 2018
6th September 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
Social classes
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
Social and cultural history
Social mobility
Social attitudes
823.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
928
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 57mm
640g
Description
A masterpiece of social satire, featuring one of literatures best-loved characters, Becky Sharp.
Ruthless social climber and irrepressible anti-hero Becky Sharp will do anything to raise her position in Society, from impoverished orphan to woman of means. Clever, lively and resourceful, Becky is the total opposite of her naive and sentimental schoolmate Amelia Sedley, a pampered yet good-natured girl from a wealthy family. As both women pursue love and life in London, against the background of the Napoleonic Wars, Thackeray paints a vivid portrait of decadent Regency England and satirises its corruption and flaws to delightful effect.
Reviews
A bravura performance by a writer at the top of his game Guardian
A Titan a purely original mind Charlotte Bront
The greatest novel about Waterloo, and one that is just as relevant 200 years later Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a British author and novelist, renowned for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair. Originally published as a serial in 20 parts, it was immediately hailed as a literary masterpiece, winning praise from contemporaries such as Charlotte Bronte.
