num_pages: 800
description: A panoramic satire of English society during the Napoleonic Wars, Vanity Fair is William Makepeace Thackeray’s masterpiece. At its center is one of the most unforgettable characters in nineteenth-century literature: the enthralling Becky Sharp, a charmingly ruthless social climber who is determined to leave behind her humble origins, no matter the cost. Her more gentle friend Amelia, by contrast, only cares for Captain George Osborne, despite his selfishness and her family’s disapproval. As both women move within the flamboyant milieu of Regency England, the political turmoil of the era is matched by the scheming Becky’s sensational rise—and its unforeseen aftermath. Based in part upon Thackeray’s own love for the wife of a friend, Vanity Fair portrays the hypocrisy and corruption of high society and the dangers of unrestrained ambition with epic brilliance and scathing wit. With an introduction by Catherine Peters.(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
language: English
title: Vanity Fair
titlecomplete: Vanity Fair
characters: Sir Pitt Crawley, Matilda Crawley, Amelia Sedley, William Dobbin, Rebecca Sharp, Rawdon Crawley, George Osborne, Jos Sedley
genres: Literature, Novels, Victorian, 19th Century, Romance, Classics, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 126653
places: United Kingdom, England
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf