| Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, Fiction, Classics Contributor(s): Thackeray, William Makepeace (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592243754 ISBN-13: 9781592243754 Publisher: Wildside Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: William Makepeace Thackeray's VANITY FAIR, "a Novel Without a Hero" is a satiric masterpiece that encapsulates all the layers of British society in a microcosm while conveying the spirit and atmosphere of an epoch, and introduces literature's most charming picaresque anti-heroine, Becky Sharp. The reader cannot help but observe with wicked glee Becky's effervescently amoral exploits as she rises through the ranks of society in an insiduous and subtle attempt to better her situation, and possibly learns a bittersweet lesson of her own about tenderness and scorn. A classic of nineteenth century English literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.52" H x 6" W x 9" (2.20 lbs) 692 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 722 Reading Level: 12.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 66.0 |
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Contributor Bio(s): Thackeray, William Makepeace: - "William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863) was a British novelist and author. He is known for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, writing works that displayed a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts such as Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair and the title characters of The Luck of Barry Lyndon and Catherine. In his earliest works, written under such pseudonyms as Charles James Yellowplush, Michael Angelo Titmarsh and George Savage Fitz-Boodle, he tended towards savagery in his attacks on high society, military prowess, the institution of marriage and hypocrisy." |