num_pages: 688
description: Vanity A Novel Without a Hero is an unparalleled satire of 19th Century British Society, written by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) and originally published in serial format from 1847 to 1848. Meet the charming and cunning Becky Sharp, insinuating upward through the social ranks with the fervor of Napoleon plowing through Europe, and the subtlety of a butterfly. More so than any other picaresque character, Becky Sharp's name has become synonymous with a gold-digging, amoral, opportunistic social charmer who is also shrewd and strong-a portrait of a complex woman of her time. She is the anti-heroine you love to hate, and yet at the same time cannot help but secretly admire her methods.
language: English
title: Vanity Fair
titlecomplete: Vanity Fair (Norilana Books Classics)
characters: William Dobbin, Jos Sedley, George Osborne, Sir Pitt Crawley, Matilda Crawley, Amelia Sedley, Rebecca Sharp, Rawdon Crawley
genres: Classics, British Literature, Novels, Classic Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 126623
places: United Kingdom, England
publisher: Norilana Books