Vanity fair /

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863,

Vanity fair / William Makepeace Thackeray. - New edition / edited by Helen Small. - 1008 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm. - Oxford world's classics . - Oxford world's classics. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Set during the Napoleonic wars, 'Vanity Fair' follows Becky Sharp as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. War, money, and national identity are the themes of Thackeray's great satirical novel, as it exposes a world on the make. In Becky, Thackeray created one of the most memorable female characters in Victorian fiction.

9780198727712 (pbk.) : £8.99


Great Britain--History--George III, 1760-1820--Fiction.


Regency novels.
Classics.
Classics.

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