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Vanity Fair
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Vanity Fair
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Thackeray
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| Series | Thrift Editions |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:576 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780486457529
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.8 |
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| Audience | |
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| Edition |
First Edition, First ed.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Dover Publications Inc.
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| Imprint |
Dover Publications Inc.
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| Publication Date |
29 July 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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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 Biography
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.
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