Vanity Fair

Name: Vanity Fair
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
ISBN: 9781909438149

Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Series: Timeless Classics
Language: English
Length: 694 pages
ISBN: 9781909438149
Published: 15 October 2012
Imprint: Sovereign

Satire
Social climbing
High society
Ambition
Hypocrisy
Love
Betrayal
Fortune
Human flaws
Naivety

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Description

"Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a satirical novel set in early 19th-century England, following the lives of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, two young women from different social backgrounds. Becky, an ambitious and cunning social climber, navigates through high society, while Amelia, gentle and naive, faces trials in love and life. The novel offers a scathing critique of the vanity and hypocrisy prevalent in society, and the characters' fortunes rise and fall as they grapple with ambition, greed, and betrayal. Thackeray's insightful portrayal of human flaws and social dynamics makes "Vanity Fair" a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers with its wit and astute commentary on the human condition.

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) wrote Vanity Fair and a satirical England of snobs, soldiers, and Becky Sharp. Born in Calcutta, ruined young, he learned the world as a magazine man and then painted it at novel length. The narrator winks; the damage is real. Thirty-one titles here — more Fair than the one book everyone names. He drew as well as he wrote, and he never quite forgave society for being as silly as it is.

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