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Vanity Fair Volume 2

Author
William Makepeace Thackeray
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
13 hours 34 minutes
ISBN
9781802562323
Published
4 January 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Satire
  • Social climbing
  • High society
  • Ambition
  • Hypocrisy
  • Love
  • Betrayal
  • Fortune
  • Human flaws
  • Naivety

Description

"Vanity Fair" is a satirical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that follows the lives of two young women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, as they navigate the societal and moral landscape of early 19th-century England. The story is set in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars and explores themes of ambition, wealth, and morality. Becky, a clever and ambitious woman, climbs the social ladder through marriage and manipulation, while Amelia, a sweet and innocent girl, remains steadfast in her values. The novel follows their intertwined fates as they face the consequences of their actions and the cruelty of the world they inhabit. "Vanity Fair" is a witty and insightful critique of Victorian society, offering a scathing commentary on the vanity and hypocrisy of the upper classes.

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.