num_pages: 1120
description: One of the earliest and greatest of the Victorian Bildungsroman , this introspective novel treats London's bohemian and literary underworld and the romantic entanglements of its hero, Arthur Pendennis, with comic and uninhibited style. Son of a selfless widow, Pendennis moves from onedisastrous romantic involvement to another on the fringes of the corrupt upper classes. Thackeray had slaved for ten years in this literary bohemia; the introduction considers the parallels between Thackeray's life and the novel, and examines the changes taking place in Victorian England throughoutthe years of the story.
language: English
title: The History of Pendennis : His Fortunes and Misfortunes His Friends and His Greatest Enemy
titlecomplete: The History of Pendennis : His Fortunes and Misfortunes His Friends and His Greatest Enemy (Oxford World's Classics)
genres: Classics, British Literature, English Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Victorian, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 367
publisher: Oxford University Press