Vanity Fair
(Paperback, First Edition, First ed.)
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Publishing Details
Vanity Fair
By (Author) William Thackeray
Dover Publications Inc.
Dover Publications Inc.
29th July 2016
First Edition, First ed.
United States
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Physical Properties
Paperback
576
Width 127mm, Height 203mm, Spine 50mm
560g
Description
Deliciously droll, this wicked satire lampoons England's upper crust and their single-minded pursuit of riches. Reflecting his own family's tumultuous history, Thackeray's sprawling tale follows the ebbs and flows of two classic literary heroines: rich Becky, poor Amelia. A leisurely read, richly flavored with period detail, from Waterloo to the struggles of the Anglo-Indian society.
Author Bio
In his day, William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63) enjoyed a popularity equivalent to that of Charles Dickens. A contributor to Punch and an editor of the Cornhill Magazine, Thackeray possessed an acerbic wit that he directed chiefly at middle-class Victorian morality. Vanity Fair is his best-known work; his other books include The Luck of Barry Lyndon and The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
