Vanity Fair (Collins Classics)

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Overview

A masterpiece of social satire, featuring one of literature’s 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007480814
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	05/31/2012
Series:	Collins Classics
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	960
Sales rank:	360,436
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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 Brontë.

Editorial Reviews

‘A bravura performance by a writer at the top of his game’ Guardian

‘A Titan… a purely original mind’ Charlotte Brontë

‘The greatest novel about Waterloo, and one that is just as relevant 200 years later’ Daily Telegraph

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