Vanity fair, William Makepeace Thackeray ; edited with an introduction and notes by John Carey
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Vanity fair, William Makepeace Thackeray ; edited with an introduction and notes by John Carey
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
facsimiles
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Vanity fair
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
849921063
Responsibility statement
William Makepeace Thackeray ; edited with an introduction and notes by John Carey
Summary
Vanity Fair is a story of two heroines---one humble, the other a scheming social climber---who meet in boarding school and embark on markedly different lives. Amid the swirl of London's posh ballrooms and affairs of love and war, their fortunes rise and fall. Through it all, Thackeray lampoons the shallow values of his society, reserving the most pointed barbs for the upper crust. What results is a prescient look at the dogged pursuit of wealth and status---and the need for humility
Table Of Contents
Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chronology of Thackeray's life and works -- Select reading list -- A note on the text -- Vanity fair -- Notes -- Appendix: parody -- Textual variants